Based on the Criteria of Allocative Efficiency, an Abatement Standard

question 8

Multiple Choice

Based on the criteria of allocative efficiency, an abatement standard is set optimally if

• A) that standard is benefit-based
• B) it is set where the MSB of abatement is equal to Σ(MAC_mkt + MCE).
• C) the least amount of resources is used to achieve the standard
• D) it is set at the point where MSB of abatement equals zero

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