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Firm Behavior Under Extreme External Costs
A company produces a product that sells for a market price of $50 per unit. The company's marginal private cost to produce one unit is $30. The production of each unit also causes $25 worth of environmental harm to a third party. A new government policy requires the company to pay a per-unit compensation fee exactly equal to the amount of harm caused. After this policy is implemented, what is the profit-maximizing level of output for the company? Explain your reasoning.
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