Taxes Can Yield the Efficient Level of Pollution If the Tax

question 277

Multiple Choice

Taxes can yield the efficient level of pollution if the tax is set equal to the

• A) marginal benefit of pollution.
• B) marginal external cost of the pollution.
• C) marginal social cost of the pollution.
• D) equilibrium price of the pollution.

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