Marginal Cost and Marginal Benefit Quantity (millions of megawatts) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 MB private $130 115 100 85 70 45 MC private $70 75 80 85 90 95 MC external $ $ MC social Instructions: In parts a and b, enter your answers as a whole number. In part c, round your answer to one decimal place. a. What is "private quantity" of electricity Texarkana Electric Company will produce each year? million megawatts per year Now assume the production of electricity also produces sulfur dioxide (a precursor to acid rain). The external cost of the sulfur dioxide increases by $40 for each 0.5 million megawatts produced. b. Fill in the external marginal cost (MCexternal and the social marginal cost (MCsocial columns in the table above. c. What is the socially optimal amount of electricity for Texarkana to produce if all costs and benefits are considered? million megawatts per year
Marginal Cost and Marginal Benefit Quantity (millions of megawatts) 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 MB private $130 115 100 85 70 45 MC private $70 75 80 85 90 95 MC external $ $ MC social Instructions: In parts a and b, enter your answers as a whole number. In part c, round your answer to one decimal place. a. What is "private quantity" of electricity Texarkana Electric Company will produce each year? million megawatts per year Now assume the production of electricity also produces sulfur dioxide (a precursor to acid rain). The external cost of the sulfur dioxide increases by $40 for each 0.5 million megawatts produced. b. Fill in the external marginal cost (MCexternal and the social marginal cost (MCsocial columns in the table above. c. What is the socially optimal amount of electricity for Texarkana to produce if all costs and benefits are considered? million megawatts per year
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![Marginal Cost and Marginal Benefit
Quantity (millions of
megawatts)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
MB private
$130
115
100
85
70
45
MC private
$70
75
80
85
90
95
MC external
$
$
MC social
Instructions: In parts a and b, enter your answers as a whole number. In part c, round your answer to one decimal place.
a. What is "private quantity" of electricity Texarkana Electric Company will produce each year?
million megawatts per year
Now assume the production of electricity also produces sulfur dioxide (a precursor to acid rain). The external cost of the sulfur dioxide
increases by $40 for each 0.5 million megawatts produced.
b. Fill in the external marginal cost (MC external and the social marginal cost (MCsocial columns in the table above.
c. What is the socially optimal amount of electricity for Texarkana to produce if all costs and benefits are considered?
million megawatts per year](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F87bb6fa2-16f6-449b-8672-e576ef2a7d16%2F7577e1e7-db42-4b2f-85d3-2d21ee2fe862%2Fpd39two_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Marginal Cost and Marginal Benefit
Quantity (millions of
megawatts)
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
MB private
$130
115
100
85
70
45
MC private
$70
75
80
85
90
95
MC external
$
$
MC social
Instructions: In parts a and b, enter your answers as a whole number. In part c, round your answer to one decimal place.
a. What is "private quantity" of electricity Texarkana Electric Company will produce each year?
million megawatts per year
Now assume the production of electricity also produces sulfur dioxide (a precursor to acid rain). The external cost of the sulfur dioxide
increases by $40 for each 0.5 million megawatts produced.
b. Fill in the external marginal cost (MC external and the social marginal cost (MCsocial columns in the table above.
c. What is the socially optimal amount of electricity for Texarkana to produce if all costs and benefits are considered?
million megawatts per year
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