-The Figure Above Shows the Costs Associated with Producing Paper

question 114

Multiple Choice

-The figure above shows the costs associated with producing paper. When paper is produced, there is some pollution runoff into a lake. According to the Coase Theorem, if the transactions costs are low and there are only a few people involved, the output will equal ________ tons of paper if ________ own the lake.

• A) 3; only the lakeside residents
• B) 3; either the firms or lakeside residents
• C) 4; the firms
• D) 4; either the firms or lakeside residents

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