Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 56

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
-(Table: Coal Mine Pollution) The table Coal Mine Pollution shows the marginal social benefit and 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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