Pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) programs, also known as unit pricing schemes,
Use the following forany or all of Questions 11 through 13 below. Consider the following model of the municipal solid waste (MSW) services market in the city of Houston.
MSC = 1.5 + 1.25Q MSB = 30 – 2.5Q
MEC= 0.75Q MEB= 0
whereQ is the number of trash containers serviced per household per month.
a. are uncommon in the United States
b. lack incentives because they are strictly command-and-control in approach
c. can be implemented using flat rate pricing or variable rate pricing
d. none of the above
c. can be implemented using flat rate pricing or variable rate pricing
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Keeping in mind the Coase theorem, in the figure above if the pesticide factories own the lake, how much pesticide is produced?
A) 300 tons per month B) 240 tons per month C) 180 tons per month D) 360 tons per month
The basic assumption behind the J-curve effect is that
A) supply and demand for currencies are less elastic in the short run than in the long run. B) in the short run, supply will exceed demand; in the long run, they will be equal. C) an overshooting effect occurs as people adjust to the new information. D) investors tend to be overly cautious in currency instruments.
Distinguish between demand and quantity demanded. Do the same for supply and quantity supplied