The Marginal Benefit of Reducing Pollution in Some Industry May

question 68

Multiple Choice

The marginal benefit of reducing pollution in some industry may be expected to

• A)rise as the level of pollution gets closer to zero.
• B)remain constant for all levels of pollution control.
• C)exceed the marginal cost of pollution reduction for all positive levels of pollution.
• D)fall as the amount of pollution abatement undertaken rises.
• E)be always greater than the marginal cost of pollution reduction.

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