Compared to a fixed percentage reduction regulation, a tax on pollution encourages:
A. big firms to make larger reductions because they can more easily afford it.
B. firms to reduce pollution by the same percent.
C. firms that can more cheaply reduce pollution to make larger reductions.
D. firms to use the same technology to reduce pollution.
Answer: C
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