The Clean Air Act and Its Amendments Increase the Production

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Clean Air Act and its amendments increase the production costs of the firms in a covered industry through increased:

• A) fixed costs while marginal cost is unchanged.
• B) marginal cost while fixed costs remain the same.
• C) fixed costs and increased marginal costs.
• D) average cost while marginal cost is unchanged.

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