The Height of the Marginal Damage Curve at a Particular

question 12

Multiple Choice

The height of the marginal damage curve at a particular level of emissions shows

• A) the amount of accumulated damaging material in the ambient environment.
• B) the concentration of damaging material in the ambient environment.
• C) the number of people damaged by the emission.
• D) how much total damages change if there is a small change in the quantity of emissions.

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