When Legislators Consider Passing Policies to Control Pollution, They Must

question 20

Multiple Choice

When legislators consider passing policies to control pollution, they must consider the potential economic impacts of the policies. The legislators are given the information shown in the figure.
-According to the figure,what level of pollution reduction comes at the highest cost?

• A)From 60% to 80% pollution reduction
• B)The first 20% of pollution reduction
• C)From 20% to 40% pollution reduction
• D)From 80% to 100% pollution reduction

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