Figure: Pollution and Efficiency (Figure: Pollution and Efficiency)

question 229

Multiple Choice

Figure: Pollution and Efficiency (Figure: Pollution and Efficiency) Look at the figure Pollution and Efficiency.If this market, where sulfur emission is a result of production, produced ________ units of emissions, then _.

• A)30; it would be efficient .
• B)30; MSB > MSC
• C)45; total cost would equal total benefits
• D)45; MSC = 0

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Definitions:

Noncontrolling Interest

Noncontrolling interest, also known as minority interest, represents the portion of a subsidiary company’s equity that is not owned by the parent company.

Acquisition Method

An accounting technique used in consolidating the financial statements of a group of companies when one acquires control over the other.

Consolidated Net Assets

The total assets minus total liabilities of a company and its subsidiaries, reported as a single figure in consolidated financial statements.

Common Stock

A type of equity security that represents ownership in a corporation, with the right to share in dividends and the right to vote in company affairs.