In an otherwise perfectly competitive market, yet with pollution and no government intervention,the market equilibrium quantity of pollution reduction is reached when:the social marginal benefits of reduction equal its social costs.the social marginal benefits of reduction equal its social marginal costs.the social marginal cost of reduction equals twice the marginal benefit of reduction.the social marginal benefits of reduction equal zero.pollution reduction is zero.

In the context of pollution reduction, the social marginal cost of reduction is the additional cost…

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In an otherwise perfectly competitive market, yet with pollution and no government intervention, the market equilibrium quantity of pollution reduction is reached when:

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