Recall the Application About Determining the Optimal Level of Methane

question 177

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about determining the optimal level of methane abatement to answer the following question(s) .
-Recall the Application. The EPA has estimated the cost of methane recovery at different recovery levels. Given those costs, the optimal level of methane recovery

• A) depends on the estimate of the marginal benefit of methane recovery.
• B) is zero because the costs exceed the benefits.
• C) will increase if scientists determine that methane is not as harmful as it is currently thought to be.
• D) will include only recovery from landfills and coal mines, but not from natural gas distribution.

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