The private benefit is , while the social benefit is A. the benefit received by the consumer of a good or service; the external benefit O B. the benefit received by the consumer of a good or service; the total benefits from consuming the good or service O C. the total benefit from consuming the good or service; the benefit received by the consumer of a good or service O D. None of the above. A positive externality causes O A. the social benefit from consuming the good to be less than the private benefit. O B. the social benefit from consuming the good to be the same as the private benefit. O C. the social benefit from consuming the good to be greater than the private benefit. O D. None of the above