The Optimal Amount of Air Pollution Is

question 137

Multiple Choice

The optimal amount of air pollution is

• A) found by equating the marginal benefits from reducing pollution by one more unit with the marginal costs of reducing pollution by an additional unit.
• B) found by equating the total benefits from reducing pollution by one more unit with the total costs of reducing pollution by an additional unit.
• C) found by setting the marginal benefits from reducing pollution by one more unit equal to zero.
• D) a meaningless concept since we cannot monetize the environment.

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