If Government Undertakes to Reduce Water Usage by Using a Market

question 135

Multiple Choice

If government undertakes to reduce water usage by using a market incentive plan:

• A) each consumer will have to reduce his or her water usage by an equal amount.
• B) consumers who reduce water usage by more than the required amount can sell marketable certificates to consumers who seek to reduce usage by less than the required amount.
• C) consumers who do not reduce usage by the required amount will have to pay taxes on the extra water usage.
• D) consumers will be asked to reduce water usage voluntarily.

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