At What Point Does the Optimal Level of Pollution Abatement

question 42

Multiple Choice

At what point does the optimal level of pollution abatement in the steel industry occur?

• A) where the total cost of abatement is equal to the total benefit from abatement
• B) where the marginal social cost of producing steel is equal to the demand for steel
• C) where the marginal social cost of abatement is equal to the marginal social benefit from abatement
• D) where the marginal private cost of abatement is equal to the marginal social benefit from abatement

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