The Figure Below Shows the Demand and Supply Curves for Pollution

question 37

Multiple Choice

The figure below shows the demand and supply curves for pollution abatement. FIGURE 17-3
-Refer to Figure 17-3.The MB curve in this diagram is downward sloping because

• A)the marginal benefit from a given amount of abatement will be lower,the lower the level of pollution.
• B)the marginal cost of additional units of pollution abatement is decreasing.
• C)the marginal damage generated by additional units of pollution is decreasing.
• D)the marginal benefit from a given amount of abatement will be higher,the higher the level of pollution abated.
• E)the marginal cost of additional units of pollution abatement increases as pollution abatement increases.

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