Two firms, Acme and FirmCo, have access to five production processes, each of which has a different cost and gives off a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below. Process(smoke/day) A(10 tons/day) B(8 tons/day) C(6 tons/day) D(4 ton/day) E(2 tons/day) Cost to Acme ($/day) $750$800$1,000$1,400$2,000 Cost to FirmCo ($/day) $500$750$1,200$2,200 $4,000 Suppose the firms are both currently using process A. If the government imposes a tax of $110 per ton of smoke emitted, then Acme will use process ________, and FirmCo will use process ________.
A. C; A
B. C; C
C. B; A
D. D; C
Answer: A
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