Use the Following to Answer Question

question 9

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question:
Figure: Efficiency and Pollution
-(Figure: Efficiency and Pollution) Use Figure: Efficiency and Pollution.Assume that firms are the only beneficiaries of pollution and that costs are borne solely by others in the society.If this market produced _____ tons of pollution,then _____.

• A)30;it would be efficient
• B)45;marginal social cost would be less than marginal social benefit
• C)20;marginal social benefit would be less than marginal social cost
• D)20;the marginal social benefit would be $7.

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Definitions:

Sensory Stimuli

External or internal inputs that affect the sensory organs leading to perception or reaction.

Left-Handed

The preference for using the left hand for tasks such as writing and other activities, due to the brain's hemispheric dominance for motor skills.

Males

The sex that is typically characterized by the XY chromosome configuration in humans and other species, often associated with specific physiological and reproductive functions.

Females

Refers to the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova), which can be fertilized by male gametes.