Consider the Following Illustrative Numbers,applying to a Manufacturing Firm for Which

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Essay

Consider the following illustrative numbers,applying to a manufacturing firm for which a pollution-control regulation has been proposed:
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | } \hline { \text { Estimated Production Costs: } } \\\hline \text { Before the regulation: } & \$ 8900 \\\hline \text { In the future with the regulation: } & \$ 9700 \\\hline \text { In the future without the regulation: } & \$ 9200 \\\hline\end{array}$$
Determine the before/after costs of the regulation and the with/without costs of the regulation.Which of these two costs best reflects the true cost of the regulation?

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