A government intends to build a new road through a forest. What will be an external cost of this?

A.
the cost of building the road
B.
the loss suffered by those who would have used the forest
C.
the cost of maintaining the road
D.
the new jobs created from the construction of the road
Economics
IGCSE&ALevel
CAIE
Exam No:0455_m25_qp_12 Year:2025 Question No:9

Answer:

B

Knowledge points:

2.10.1 definition of market failure :The key terms associated with market failure: public good, merit good, demerit good, social benefits, external benefits, private benefits, social costs, external costs, private costs.
2.10.2 causes of market failure :The implications of misallocation of resources in respect of the over consumption of demerit goods and goods with external costs, and the under consumption of merit goods and goods with external benefits.
2.10.3 consequences of market failure:The implications of misallocation of resources in respect of the over consumption of demerit goods and goods with external costs, and the under consumption of merit goods and goods with external benefits.

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