Figure 10-13

question 436

Multiple Choice

Figure 10-13. On the graph, Q represents the quantity of plastics and P represents the price of plastics.
-Refer to Figure 10-13. In order to reach the social optimum, the government could

• A)impose a tax of $2 per unit on plastics.
• B)impose a tax of $6 per unit on plastics.
• C)impose a tax of $8 per unit on plastics.
• D)offer a subsidy of $6 per unit on plastics.

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