The Optimal Level of Water and Air Quality

question 101

Multiple Choice

The optimal level of water and air quality

• A)is zero, which is a pollution-free environment
• B)occurs when the marginal private cost of air quality equals its marginal social cost
• C)is greater if the marginal social cost curve of air quality shifts downward
• D)occurs when all negative externalities are eliminated
• E)eliminates the common pool problem

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