A Tax on a Polluting Industry

question 8

Multiple Choice

A tax on a polluting industry

• A) is not desirable because it reduces efficiency.
• B) leads to less output in this industry.
• C) causes more resources to be used in the polluting industry.
• D) shifts the marginal social benefit curve leftward.
• E) shifts the marginal social benefit curve rightward.

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