"The optimal level of pollution is zero." Do you agree or disagree? Why?

What will be an ideal response?


Disagree. There are costs to cleaning up pollution. Therefore, the optimal level of pollution arises at the point at which the marginal benefit from further reducing pollution equals the marginal cost of further reducing pollution.

Economics

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What will be an ideal response?

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