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What is a negative externality?(1 point)
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Negative externalities occur when the social cost of a good or service is higher than the private cost.
Negative externalities occur when the social cost of a good or service is higher than the private cost.

Negative externalities occur when the social cost of a good or service is lower than the private cost.
Negative externalities occur when the social cost of a good or service is lower than the private cost.

Negative externalities are goods or services that are subject to the free-rider problem.
Negative externalities are goods or services that are subject to the free-rider problem.

Negative externalities are goods or services that one consumer can limit another consumer's use of.

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**Negative externalities occur when the social cost of a good or service is higher than the private cost.**

This indicates that the actions of an individual or company have effects on third parties that are not reflected in the market prices, leading to a cost that is borne by society as a whole.

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