When Legislators Consider Passing Policies to Control Pollution, They Must

question 33

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.
-Assuming the legislators are considering the cost- effectiveness of the legislation and want to maximize net benefit,what level of pollution reduction would they most logically legislate?

• A)No reduction,since there is a cost to all levels of pollution reduction.
• B)60% reduction
• C)80% reduction
• D)90% reduction

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