Table 10-6 the Following Table Shows the Total Costs for Each of Each

question 132

Multiple Choice

Table 10-6
The following table shows the total 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 $46, and for Firm A to eliminate two units of pollution, it would cost a total of $103.

-Refer to Table 10-6.If the government charged a fee of $99 per unit of pollution,how many units of pollution would the firms eliminate altogether?

• A) 9
• B) 12
• C) 15
• D) 16

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