The Following Table Shows Marginal Costs and Benefits of the Optimal

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Essay

The following table shows marginal costs and benefits of the optimal quantity of pollution abatement that will occur at a local factory. (a) What is the optimal level of pollution abatement? Why?
(b) If the marginal benefit of pollution abatement were to increase by $30,000 at each level because of the factory's desire to improve its image and environment, what would the optimal level be? Why?
(c) What might cause the optimal level of pollution abatement to be 400 tonnes?

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Grasp the various pathways to opportunity identification and their relative complexities and values.

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Recognize the biochemical formation and transformation processes of lipids.

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