The market for gas shown in Figure 1 in the text is ______ because when it's in equilibrium, the ______ the marginal benefit. Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a inefficient; marginal private cost is greater than b efficient; marginal private cost equals c efficient; marginal social cost equals d inefficient; marginal social cost is greater than
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