Recall the Application About How to Wash Carbon Out of the Air

question 376

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about how to wash carbon out of the air to answer the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. Assume a firm that produces CO2 has a marginal cost of abatement of $90 per ton and faces a carbon tax of $70 per ton. If the cost of carbon washing is $50 per ton, the firm could save ________ per ton and emit ________ carbon into the atmosphere by using a carbon washing machine.

• A) $40; less
• B) $40; more
• C) $20; less
• D) $20; more

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Definitions:

CS-UCS Intervals

The time intervals between the presentation of the conditioned stimulus (CS) and the unconditioned stimulus (UCS) in classical conditioning.

Rescorla-Wagner Model

A model of classical conditioning that proposes that learning is determined by the extent to which a unconditioned stimulus is unexpected or surprising.

Conditioned Strength

The extent to which a conditioned stimulus can elicit a strong and reliable conditioned response after associative learning has occurred.

Unconditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without any need for learning.