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Social cost
Cost to society due to a negative externality (also called spillover cost)
Social benefit
benefit to society due to a positive externality (also called spillover benefit)
Marginal costs
the firms’ extra cost of producing an extra good unit
Social marginal cost
represents the firms marginal cost plus the spillover/social costs (or benefits) to society from producing that good.
Marginal benefit
extra benefit gained by the consumer from the consumption of extra units of a good
Social marginal benefit
represents the consumers marginal benefit plus the spillover benefits (or costs) to society of consuming the good