The Optimum Level of Pollution Emissions

question 91

Multiple Choice

The optimum level of pollution emissions:

• A) is zero.
• B) occurs where the marginal external benefit is zero.
• C) occurs where no damage to the environment is being done.
• D) occurs where the marginal external benefit equals the marginal external cost.
• E) occurs where the marginal external cost equals the marginal cost of abatement.

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