Figure 4-21 Companies Producing Toilet Paper Bleach the Paper to Make It

question 415

Multiple Choice

Figure 4-21

Companies producing toilet paper bleach the paper to make it white. The bleach is discharged into rivers and lakes and causes substantial environmental damage.Figure 4-21 illustrates the situation in the toilet paper market.
-Refer to Figure 4-21.Suppose the government wants to use a Pigovian tax to bring about the efficient level of production.What should the value of the tax be?

• A)(P₂- P₁)per ton of output
• B)(P₂- P₀)per ton of output
• C)(P₁- P₀)per ton of output
• D)P₁ per ton of output

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Expiration

The expulsion of air from the lungs in breathing.

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Axillary

Pertaining to the armpit area.