Graph 10-2
This graph reflects the market for kiwifruit, where pesticide used by kiwifruit orchardists also unintentionally kills honey bees.
-Refer to Graph 10-2. The social cost curve is above the supply curve because:
A) it takes into account the external costs imposed on society by the kiwifruit farmers
B) honeybees are also a cost to society
C) kiwifruits are likely to cost more than growing the kiwifruit costs the organisers
D) workers on kiwifruit orchards also benefit from the job opportunities

Question

Graph 10-2
  This graph reflects the market for kiwifruit, where pesticide used by kiwifruit orchardists also unintentionally kills honey bees.
-Refer to Graph 10-2. The social cost curve is above the supply curve because:
A) it takes into account the external costs imposed on society by the kiwifruit farmers 
B) honeybees are also a cost to society 
C) kiwifruits are likely to cost more than growing the kiwifruit costs the organisers 
D) workers on kiwifruit orchards also benefit from the job opportunities

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The social cost curve takes into account the external costs imposed on society by the kiwifruit farmers, which includes the unintentional killing of honey bees.

Graph 10-2 This Graph Reflects the Market for Kiwifruit, Where