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An unregulated paint factory that pollutes a river results in ______ and ____. A. overproduction; a...

An unregulated paint factory that pollutes a river results in ______ and ____.

A. overproduction; a price that equals the marginal benefit from the good

B. underproduction; a price that equals the marginal benefit from the good

C. the efficient quantity produced; a marginal benefit equal to the marginal social cost

D. an inefficient quantity produced; a marginal benefit equal to the marginal social cost

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