Which of the following statements does not represent a market failure, Le, a situation in which the pursuit of prot will not result in a net increase in consumer satisfaction? F A) The costs of pollution, groundwater contamination and depletion, soil erosion and nuclear waste disposal are borne by parties external to the economic exchange between buyer and seller. Where there is no mechanism for pricing, for setting a value on, public goods, there is no guarantee that the markets result in the optimal satisfaction of the public