The marginal cost of pollution abatement is the

A) additional cost to clean up an additional unit of pollution.
B) additional benefit from cleaning up an additional unit of pollution.
C) total social costs of pollution clean-up divided by total social benefits.
D) total social costs of pollution clean-up divided by the total units of clean-up.


Answer: A

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