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Suppose that there are three power-generating plants,all of which generate emissions.The table summarizes the cost of emission reduction for each firm given five different levels of pollution:  Tons of smoke emitted per day 43210 Total abatement cost, firm A 0$14$30$50$75 Total abatement cost, firm B 0$20$45$80$120 Total abatement cost, firm C 0$25$60$100$150\begin{array}{lllllr}\text { Tons of smoke emitted per day } & 4 & 3 & 2 & 1 & 0 \\\text { Total abatement cost, firm A } & 0 & \$ 14 & \$ 30 & \$ 50 & \$ 75 \\\text { Total abatement cost, firm B } & 0 & \$ 20 & \$ 45 & \$ 80 & \$ 120 \\\text { Total abatement cost, firm C } & 0 & \$ 25 & \$ 60 & \$ 100 & \$ 150\end{array}
It would cost Firm A ____ to reduce emissions by one ton if it currently emits 3 tons,and ___ to reduce an additional ton of emissions if it currently emits 2 tons.


Definitions:

Tone

In linguistics, the quality of a sound, especially in speech, that expresses a particular meaning or emotion; in music, the specific quality or pitch of a sound.

Airpuff

A burst of air directed towards a specific target, often used in psychological experiments to study blink reflexes or other sensory responses.

Extinction

In the field of behavioral psychology, the phenomenon where a learned response gradually becomes less frequent and ultimately vanishes because the previously associated stimulus is not presented alongside the original, unconditioned stimulus anymore.

Classical Conditioning

A process of learning through which two stimuli are habitually paired; the response, initially drawn out by the second stimulus, is eventually evoked by just the first stimulus.

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