The table above shows information about the costs and benefits of a steel smelter that pollutes the air of a city. The market is efficient when the quantity of steel produced is ________ tons per week

A) 5
B) 10
C) 15
D) 20
E) 25


C

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Since countries differ in the amount of economic activity that is transacted in organized markets,

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If you grant that the long-term benefits of Head Start are in doubt and focus, instead, on the short-term benefits, you find that

A. children in Head Start are more likely to need special education classes. B. children in Head Start are less likely to repeat first or second grade. C. Head Start has no effect there either. D. Head Start children do much worse in Kindergarten.

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Which of the following tools of monetary policy has not been used since 1992?

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