If the Marginal Damage Caused by a Certain Type of Pollution

question 245

Multiple Choice

If the marginal damage caused by a certain type of pollution is $100 billion and the marginal cost of abatement is $180 billion, then

• A) society would be better off with zero pollution.
• B) society would be better off if emissions were increased.
• C) command and control policies should always be used.
• D) society would be better off if emissions were reduced.

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Definitions:

Antiaromatic

A term describing cyclic compounds that are unstable due to conjugated pi electrons disrupting the molecule’s planarity or symmetry.

Nonaromatic

Refers to compounds that do not have a conjugated system of electrons typical of aromatic compounds, lacking the distinctive stability and ring structure of benzene.

Allotropes

Different forms of the same element, with distinct physical and chemical properties, due to different arrangements of atoms or bonds (e.g., graphite and diamond are allotropes of carbon).

Carbon

A chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6, essential to all known life and the basis for organic chemistry.