The Socially Optimal Quantity of Pollution Is

question 94

Multiple Choice

The socially optimal quantity of pollution is:

• A) zero.
• B) the quantity whose marginal social cost is equal to zero.
• C) the quantity whose marginal social benefit is equal to zero.
• D) the quantity whose marginal social cost is equal to the marginal social benefit.

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