(Figure: the Optimal Quantity of Pollution)Use Figure: the Optimal Quantity

question 70

Multiple Choice

(Figure: The Optimal Quantity of Pollution) Use Figure: The Optimal Quantity of Pollution.The figure shows the marginal social cost (MSC) and marginal social benefit (MSB) for firms that pollute the air with sulfur dioxide.Using the figure,the optimal Pigouvian tax per unit of pollution is: Figure: The Optimal Quantity of Pollution

• A)$500.
• B)$250.
• C)$167.
• D)$83.

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Communal

Pertaining to or shared by the members of a community; often refers to resources or responsibilities held in common.

Fraternal

Pertaining to brothers; often used to describe twins who are born from two separate eggs fertilized by two different sperm cells, and thus are not genetically identical.

Intrinsic

Relating to the essential nature of something or coming from within, not influenced by external factors.

Middle-aged Workers

Employees typically between the ages of 40 and 65, often considered in their most productive years.