(Figure: Efficiency and Pollution in the Market for Vehicle Emissions) Use Figure: Efficiency and Pollution in the Market for Vehicle Emissions. Assume that firms are the only beneficiaries of pollution and that costs are borne solely by others in the society. The socially optimal quantity of pollution is ____ tons.
(Figure: Efficiency and Pollution in the Market for Vehicle Emissions) Use Figure: Efficiency and Pollution in the Market for Vehicle Emissions. Assume that firms are the only beneficiaries of pollution and that costs are borne solely by others in the society. The socially optimal quantity of pollution is ____ tons.
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socially optimal quantity of pollution is ____ tons.
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