Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 49

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Efficiency and Pollution
-(Figure: Efficiency and Pollution) Look at the figure Efficiency and Pollution. In the absence of government intervention, the marginal social cost of pollution will equal _____ and the marginal social benefit of pollution will equal _____.

• A) $25; $5
• B) $5; $25
• C) $15; $15
• D) $25; $0

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