(Table: Coal Mine Pollution) the Table Coal Mine Pollution Shows

question 148

Multiple Choice

(Table: Coal Mine Pollution) The table Coal Mine Pollution shows the marginal social benefit and the marginal social cost of various amounts of pollution from a coal mine.If 5 tons of pollution is produced:

• A)too much pollution is produced.
• B)the efficient amount of pollution is produced.
• C)not enough pollution is produced.
• D)the socially optimum amount of pollution is produced.

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