What Does a Corrective Tax Do

question 98

Multiple Choice

What does a corrective tax do

• A)It places a price on the right to pollute.
• B)It assigns a legal pollution limit for firms.
• C)It causes each factory to reduce pollution by the same amount.
• D)It causes a higher cost to society than pollution regulations.

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Definitions:

Amino Acids

Organic molecules that form the basis of proteins, featuring both amino and carboxylic acid functional groups.

Bacillus Thuringiensis

A naturally occurring bacterium commonly used as a biological pesticide due to its ability to produce proteins that are toxic to many insect larvae.

Bt-Corn

Genetically modified corn that has been engineered to produce a bacterium toxin (Bacillus thuringiensis) to kill insect pests.

Physical State

The classification of matter as a solid, liquid, gas, or plasma based on intermolecular forces and energy.