Figure: Efficiency and Pollution

question 136

Multiple Choice

Figure: Efficiency and Pollution
(Figure: Efficiency and Pollution) Look at the figure Efficiency and Pollution.If the government imposed an environmental standard that did not allow the quantity of pollution to exceed 20 tons, there would be:

• A)a socially optimal quantity of pollution.
• B)too little pollution, because the marginal social benefit of pollution would exceed the marginal social cost of pollution.
• C)too much pollution, because the marginal social cost of pollution would exceed the marginal social benefit of pollution.
• D)too much pollution, because any pollution is too much from an economist's perspective.

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Definitions:

Interatrial Sulci

Grooves on the heart's surface that mark the boundary between the left and right atria.

Chordae Tendineae

Heart strings that connect the papillary muscles of the heart to the tricuspid and mitral valves, facilitating valve function.

Tricuspid Valve

A valve in the heart that lies between the right atrium and the right ventricle, preventing backflow of blood.

Aortic Valve

A valve in the heart between the left ventricle and the aorta that prevents blood from flowing back into the ventricle after it has been pumped out.