The Following Companies All Manufacture Widgets and Dump Tons of Glop

question 59

Essay

The following companies all manufacture widgets and dump tons of glop into the air. The government wants to halve total pollution but does not know how much it will cost each company to clean it up. Determine the total cost of the cleanup if the government employs a uniform reduction scheme.

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