When the Marginal Costs of Pollution Abatement Equal the Marginal

question 124

Multiple Choice

When the marginal costs of pollution abatement equal the marginal benefits of pollution abatement,

• A)any further reductions in pollution will lower net social benefits.
• B)pollution has been entirely eliminated.
• C)any further reductions in pollution will continue to increase net social benefits.
• D)then firms are likely to increase output.
• E)then firms are likely to decrease output.

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Definitions:

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle found in plants and some algae involving successive asexual and sexual generations.

Cytomixis

The migration of cellular contents, including chromosomes, from one cell to another through cytoplasmic bridges, observed in plant cells.

Apomixis

A type of reproduction in which fruits and seeds are formed asexually.

Septa

Dividing walls or partitions between tissues or spaces in an organism, often found in the heart, fungi, and other structures.