Table 10-5 the Following Table Shows the Marginal Costs for Each of Each

question 310

Multiple Choice

Table 10-5
The following table shows the marginal costs for each of four firms (A, B, C, and D) to eliminate units of pollution from their production processes. For example, for Firm A to eliminate one unit of pollution, it would cost $54, and for Firm A to eliminate a second unit of pollution it would cost an additional $67.
-Refer to Table 10-5. If the government wanted to eliminate exactly 11 units of pollution, which of the following fees per unit of pollution would achieve that goal?

• A)$75
• B)$87
• C)$90
• D)$106

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