The Cost of Controlling Emissions at a Firm Goes Up

question 26

Multiple Choice

The cost of controlling emissions at a firm goes up rapidly as the amount of emissions reduced goes up. Here is a possible model: where q is the reduction in emissions (in pounds of pollutant per day) and C is the daily cost to the firm (in dollars) of this reduction. Government clean air subsidies amount to $750 per pound of pollutant removed. How many pounds of pollutant should the firm remove each day to minimize net cost (cost minus subsidy) ?

• A)2.5 pounds
• B)75 pounds
• C)2 pounds
• D)5 pounds
• E)10 pounds

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Definitions:

Motor Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the brain located behind the forehead that is responsible for complex cognitive functions, including behavior, learning, personality, and voluntary movement.

Angular Gyrus

A region of the brain in the parietal lobe that is involved in processing language, numbers, and spatial cognition.

Broca's Area

A region in the frontal lobe of the brain associated with speech production, language processing, and language comprehension.