The Efficient Quantity of Pollution Emissions Occurs Where

question 110

Multiple Choice

The efficient quantity of pollution emissions occurs where:

• A)there is absolutely no damage done to a pristine environment.
• B)government forces zero pollution to occur,no matter what the cost.
• C)the marginal social benefits of pollution exceed the marginal social costs of pollution.
• D)the marginal social benefit of pollution is equal to the marginal social cost of pollution.

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Definitions:

Billion Years Ago

A time scale used to describe events and processes that occurred a billion or more years ago in Earth's history.

Burgess Shale

A Lagerstätte in Canada in which there is a wealth of preserved fossils from the Cambrian period.

Lagerstätte

Lagerstätte (plural, Lagerstätten) is a site with an abundant supply of unusually well-preserved fossils — often including soft tissues — from the same period of time.

Cambrian

A geological time period occurring approximately 541 million years ago, notable for the Cambrian Explosion, a significant increase in the diversity of life on Earth.