Table 10-5 the Following Table Shows the Marginal Costs for Each of Each

question 330

Multiple Choice

Table 10-5
The following table shows the marginal costs for each of four firms (A, B, C, and D) to eliminate units of pollution from their production processes. For example, for Firm A to eliminate one unit of pollution, it would cost $54, and for Firm A to eliminate a second unit of pollution it would cost an additional $67.
-Refer to Table 10-5. Suppose the government wants to reduce pollution from 16 units to 8 units and auctions off 8 pollution permits to achieve this goal. Which of the following is a likely auction price of the permits?

• A)$69
• B)$81
• C)$83
• D)$97

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