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A) What kind of externality is this?
B) What is the efficient quantity?
C) What is the DWL of this externality?
D) If a pigouvian tax/subsidy is used, what will be selected?
A) Marginal social benefit is greater than demand or marginal private benefit. It means it's a positive Externality.
B) Efficient quantity occurs at the point where MSB = supply. That is, efficient quantity is 100 units.
C) DWL = (1/2) * (100 - 80)* (9 - 8) = $10
D)As it's a positive Externality, a pigouvian subsidy should be used to move the demand curve towards the MSB curve and therefore internalize the Externality.