In a Free Market in Which There Is Pollution,the Optimal

question 3

Multiple Choice

In a free market in which there is pollution,the optimal amount of pollution reduction occurs when:

• A) social marginal benefits of reduction equal its total social costs.
• B) social total benefits of reduction are maximized.
• C) social marginal benefits of reduction equal its social marginal costs.
• D) social marginal benefits of reduction equal zero.

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