Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 269

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Market for Bathroom Cleaner
-(Figure: Market for Bathroom Cleaner) Refer to the figure. The figure shows a market for cans of a bathroom cleaner that causes environmental damage, imposing costs on people other than the consumers and producers of the cleaner. If consumers were taxed such that they only purchased the efficient quantity of the product, how much deadweight loss would be removed from this market?

• A) $90
• B) $180
• C) $45
• D) $255

---

Definitions:

XX Combination

The genetic chromosomal configuration characteristic of typical female sex determination.

XY Combination

A set of sex chromosomes commonly associated with male characteristics in humans, where X comes from the mother and Y comes from the father.

Secondary Male Sex Characteristic

Physical traits developing at puberty which are not directly involved in reproduction but distinguish adult males, like facial hair and a deeper voice.

Deep Voice

A voice that has a low pitch, often associated with masculinity and perceived authority or attractiveness in many cultures.