If a firm is taxed for each unit of waste it produces, the firm will decrease the amount of waste produced until:

A. there is no waste produced.
B. the marginal cost from decreasing waste is zero.
C. the marginal cost of decreasing waste is equal to the marginal benefit from decreasing waste.
D. the marginal benefit from decreasing waste is equal to zero.


Answer: C

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