Relating to the Economics in Practice on page 338: A number of agencies in the federal government, including the EPA, use the social cost of carbon as their internal carbon fee. In 2015, this price they were paying was ________ per ton of carbon.
A. $18
B. $39
C. $62
D. $100
Answer: B
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