Direct Pollution Controls Are Usually Inefficient Because They

question 32

Multiple Choice

Direct pollution controls are usually inefficient because they

• A)do not achieve the targeted amount of pollution abatement.
• B)lead all firms to abate less pollution than the socially optimal amount.
• C)lead all firms to abate more pollution than the socially optimal amount.
• D)are controlling quantities of pollution abatement as opposed to prices.
• E)do not minimize the total cost of a given amount of abatement.

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Definitions:

Receptor Cells

Specialized cells that respond to specific types of energy, such as light, sound, or chemicals, and convert it into neural signals.

Color Vision

The capacity of an organism to distinguish objects based on the wavelengths (or frequencies) of the light they reflect, emit, or transmit.

Fine Acuity

pertains to the sharpness or clarity of vision, often measuring the ability to discern fine details.

Cones

Visual sensory receptors found at the back of the retina, responsible for color vision and sharpness of vision.