Requiring that a firm engage in pollution abatement tends to reduce the firm's profits.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Pollution abatement will increase the costs to the firm, shifting the MC curve upward (supply curve leftward), resulting in lower output, higher prices, and lower profits. The ATC will shift up, not down.

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