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question 119

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: ABC Company
-(Figure: ABC Company) Refer to the figure. The figure depicts the market for a water cleaner for home aquariums. After use it gets washed down drains and enters into streams where it improves the mineral content of the water and thus leads to better water quality and better fish growth. If the users of the cleaner were given a subsidy to compensate them for the benefit they are creating for the ecological system, how much deadweight loss is removed from this market?

• A) $2,400
• B) $3,000
• C) $3,600
• D) $1,200

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Definitions:

Wealth

The accumulation of significant monetary assets or tangible properties that are easily transferrable into a usable form for trade or transactions.

Contribute

To give or supply in common with others; providing a portion towards a common end, such as in a project or a pool of resources.

Benefit

An advantage or profit gained from something.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in which all aspects of the market, including supply and demand, are balanced over a sustained period.