Table 10-6 the Following Table Shows the Total Costs for Each of Each

question 140

Multiple Choice

Table 10-6
The following table shows the total costs for each of four firms (A, B, C, and D) to eliminate units of pollution from their production processes. For example, for Firm A to eliminate one unit of pollution, it would cost $46, and for Firm A to eliminate two units of pollution, it would cost a total of $103.
-Refer to Table 10-6. Suppose the government wanted to reduce pollution from 16 units to exactly 6 units. Which one of the following fees per unit of pollution would achieve that goal?

• A)$65
• B)$70
• C)$75
• D)$95

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Definitions:

North American Free Trade Agreement

A trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and the United States designed to reduce tariff barriers and increase economic cooperation.

Tariffs

Taxes imposed by a government on imported goods, often used to protect domestic industries and regulate trade.

Trade Embargoes

Government-imposed restrictions on the exchange of goods and services with a particular country or group of countries.

USMCA

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a free trade agreement between these three countries that replaced NAFTA.