Graph 10-3 This Graph Reflects the Market for Kiwifruit

question 146

Multiple Choice

Graph 10-3 This graph reflects the market for kiwifruit, where pesticide used by kiwifruit orchardists also unintentionally kills honey bees.
-Refer to Graph 10-3.What price and quantity combination best represents the optimum price and number of kiwifruit trays that should be produced?

• A)P₁, Q₁
• B)P₂, q₀
• C)P₃, Q₁
• D)The optimum quantity is zero kiwifruit as long as honey production by beekeepers is lower because of pesticide use.

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