A Removal or Depletion Tax on an Open-Access Resource Increases

question 147

Multiple Choice

A removal or depletion tax on an open-access resource increases the marginal private cost of using the resource by

• A)zero
• B)the amount of the tax
• C)the marginal product of the resource
• D)the average private cost of using the resource
• E)the average social cost of using the resource

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