If a steel manufacturer considers the costs of labor and materials, as well as the broader costs of environmental injuries resulting from its manufacturing processes,

A. its supply curve will be based on perceived benefits of maximizing utility.
B. it is factoring in the social costs of the pollution it generates.
C. its demand curve will be based on production choices relating to marginal costs.
D. its costs will be the same as society's costs and all of the above.


B. it is factoring in the social costs of the pollution it generates.

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

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A) saw its diurnal temperature cycle flatten out. B) saw its daytime temperatures increase sharply. C) saw its nighttime temperatures decrease sharply. D) saw a marked decrease in its outgoing amount of terrestrial radiation. E) did not have any significant changes in temperature.

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The zone that has no light is called the ________ zone

A) aphotic B) disphotic C) euphotic D) hyperphotic E) hypophotic

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a. 51 b. 61 c. 71 d. 81 e. 91

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