While Pollution Regulations Yield the Benefit of a Cleaner Environment

question 78

Multiple Choice

While pollution regulations yield the benefit of a cleaner environment and the improved health that comes with it, the regulations come at the cost of reducing the incomes of the regulated firms' owners, workers, and customers. This statement illustrates the principle that

• A)trade can make everyone better off.
• B)rational people think at the margin.
• C)people face tradeoffs.
• D)people respond to incentives.

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Definitions:

Demand Schedule

A table that lists the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing to buy at various prices.

Total Revenue Schedule

A table or graph that shows the total revenue a firm can expect to receive at various levels of output, assuming a constant price.

Demand Linear

A relationship in economics where the amount of a good or service demanded changes linearly with its price.

Marginal Revenue

The rise in income generated by the sale of an extra product or service unit.