20. Consider an industry with three firms. The table below provides information about their current level of pollution emissions and their marginal cost of abatement. Firm Current pollution emissions 70 units of pollution Marginal cost of abatement $20 $25 $10 80 50 Now, the government decides it wants to reduce pollution emissions. If the government provides these firms with 40 tradeable pollution permits each, how much would each firm pollute? a. Each firm would emit 40 units of pollution b. A would emit 70 units, B would emit zero units, and C would emit 50 units of pollution A would emit 40 units, B would emit 80 units, and C would emit zero units of pollution d. A would emit 60 units, B would emit 60 units, and C would emit zero units of pollution e. None of the above C.

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20. Consider an industry with three firms. The table below provides information about their current
level of pollution emissions and their marginal cost of abatement.
Marginal cost of abatement
$20
$25
$10
Current pollution emissions
70 units of pollution
Firm
A
80
50
Now, the government decides it wants to reduce pollution emissions. If the government
provides these firms with 40 tradeable pollution permits each, how much would each firm
pollute?
a. Each firm would emit 40 units of pollution
b. A would emit 70 units, B would emit zero units, and C would emit 50 units of pollution
C. Awould emit 40 units, B would emit 80 units, andC would emit zero units of pollution
d. A would emit 60 units, B would emit 60 units, and C would emit zero units of pollution
e. None of the above
Transcribed Image Text:20. Consider an industry with three firms. The table below provides information about their current level of pollution emissions and their marginal cost of abatement. Marginal cost of abatement $20 $25 $10 Current pollution emissions 70 units of pollution Firm A 80 50 Now, the government decides it wants to reduce pollution emissions. If the government provides these firms with 40 tradeable pollution permits each, how much would each firm pollute? a. Each firm would emit 40 units of pollution b. A would emit 70 units, B would emit zero units, and C would emit 50 units of pollution C. Awould emit 40 units, B would emit 80 units, andC would emit zero units of pollution d. A would emit 60 units, B would emit 60 units, and C would emit zero units of pollution e. None of the above
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