When you consume good Q, not only do you benefit form consuming the good but other people benefit from your consumption as well, if firms produce good Q where P = MC, firms will be producing ?

A. less than the efficient level of output

B. so that consumer surplus is zero

C. the efficient level of output

D. more than the efficient level of output

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