A Chemical Factory Dumps Waste into a River

question 169

Multiple Choice

A chemical factory dumps waste into a river.The figure above shows the demand curve for the chemical (D) and the marginal private cost (MC) and marginal social cost (MSC) of producing it.
-In the figure above,when the market is unregulated and in equilibrium,the deadweight loss is ________ thousand per month.

• A)$250
• B)$125
• C)$150
• D)$50
• E)zero

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