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Evaluating Economic Efficiency with External Costs

A factory that produces robots is situated next to a dormitory for nurses who work night shifts. The factory's operations create significant noise, which disrupts the nurses' ability to sleep. The factory management decides to produce the quantity of robots that maximizes its own profit, based solely on its production costs and the market price for robots. From an economic standpoint, critique this decision-making process. Is the factory's chosen output level likely to be efficient for society as a whole? Justify your answer.

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