Reducing Automobile Pollution Beyond a Certain Point Is Not Efficient

question 2

Multiple Choice

Reducing automobile pollution beyond a certain point is not efficient when:

• A)the marginal benefit from reduced pollution is less than the marginal cost of reducing the pollution.
• B)the marginal cost of reducing pollution is less than the marginal benefit from reduced pollution.
• C)the marginal private cost of producing automobiles is less than the marginal social cost.
• D)the marginal external cost of pollution is zero.

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Definitions:

Compound

A chemical entity consisting of two or more atoms from different elements bonded together in a specific geometrical arrangement.

Spectral Data

Information derived from the analysis of a spectrum, used to identify the composition, physical properties, and structure of molecules.

Fragmentations

The breaking of chemical bonds within molecules to produce smaller, often radical or ionic, fragments, typically occurring in mass spectrometric analysis or chemical reactions.

MS

Mass spectrometry, an analytical technique used for measuring the mass-to-charge ratio of ions to identify and quantify molecules in a sample.