When Legislators Consider Passing Policies to Control Pollution, They Must

question 16

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,which of the following levels of pollution reduction has the greatest amount of benefit derived?

• A)20% reduction
• B)60% reduction
• C)80% reduction
• D)100% reduction

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