Which of the following statements concerning pollution is correct?
A) Economic efficiency requires that pollution be completely eliminated.
B) Economic efficiency dictates that the optimal amount of pollution arises at the point at which price equals private marginal cost.
C) Pollution should be reduced to the point at which the marginal benefit from further reduction equals the marginal cost of further reduction.
D) Pollution should be reduced to the extent necessary to return production to the production possibilities frontier.
Answer: C
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A) at both the corporate level and when investors receive dividends. B) only when investors receive dividends. C) only at the corporate level. D) neither at the corporate level nor when investors receive dividends.
If the Fed fears inflation, then the Fed
A) directs banks to raise the nominal interest rate. B) will increase the income tax rate on interest income. C) directs banks to lower the nominal interest rate. D) will sell government securities in the open market. E) will buy government securities in the open market.
Refer to the table below. Busy Betty sells her cakes for $20 each and her constant marginal cost to produce each cake is $12, which is equal to her (constant) average total cost. What is her expected marginal benefit from holding the 21st cake in inventory?
The above table shows the probability distribution of cake sales at Busy Betty's Bakery.
A) $6.10
B) $7.20
C) $6.40
D) $8.00
An effluent fee
A) is a reward to companies using production methods that create positive externalities. B) is also called a pollution subsidy. C) gives a firm the right to pollute if it pays a tax on what it discharges. D) is intended to influence the market by increasing supply and decreasing price.