If pollution levels exceed the socially efficient level:
a. the marginal cost of pollution abatement exceeds the marginal benefit of pollution abatement
b. the marginal cost of pollution abatement is less than the marginal benefit of pollution abatement.
c. the marginal cost of pollution abatement equals the marginal benefit of pollution abatement.
d. nothing can be said about the relationship between the marginal cost and marginal benefit of pollution abatement.
b
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Refer to Table 2-1. Assume Tomaso's Trattoria only produces pizzas and calzones. A combination of 24 pizzas and 30 calzones would appear
A) along Tomaso's production possibilities frontier. B) inside Tomaso's production possibilities frontier. C) outside Tomaso's production possibilities frontier. D) at the horizontal intercept of Tomaso's production possibilities frontier.
Purchasing power parity may not hold in practice due to all of the following except
A) transportation costs. B) cross-country differences in environmental regulations. C) trade barriers like tariffs and quotas. D) the existence of non-traded goods.
Justin's bank employs tellers and ATMs. Both are able to serve clients in the exact same way and therefore are perfect substitutes. Describe the elasticity of substitution between the two inputs
What will be an ideal response?
The ability of a good to satisfy a want refers to its:
a. usefulness. b. utility. c. worthiness. d. necessity.