When Designing a Policy to Reduce Polluting Emissions, Policymakers Are

question 53

Multiple Choice

When designing a policy to reduce polluting emissions, policymakers are unlikely to know with certainty what the marginal cost of abatement is for each firm. If an emissions tax ($t per unit of emissions) is imposed, then policymakers

• A) know the per- unit cost imposed on firms but do not know what the reduction in emissions will be.
• B) are uncertain about both the amount of emission reduction and the cost.
• C) know what the reduction in emissions will be but do not know at what cost.
• D) know with certainty what their tax revenues will be from the emissions tax.
• E) know with certainty what the reduction in emissions will be and at what cost.

Calculate reactive power in parallel AC circuits and understand its significance.

Determine the current through inductive components in a parallel circuit.

Understand the phase relationships between current and voltage in parallel circuits, specifically through inductive components.

Calculate and interpret the phase angle in parallel circuits to understand the phase relationship between voltage and current.

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