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![The Government of Malaca has decided to sell pollution permits that will allow people to discharge pollutants into its largest
freshwater lake. Each permit represents the right to discharge one tonne of pollutants. Malaca has determined that the lake will
tolerate a maximum of 10 tonnes of pollutants per year and has decided to sell the permits using a Dutch auction. This means that the
auction starts at a very high price, which is reduced in steps until the price reaches a level that will result in all 10 tonnes of pollution
permits being sold at the same price. The results of the bidding are shown in table below.
Price per
Pollution
Bidder
Bidder
Bidder
Bidder
Bidder
Permit
A.
B
D
$5, 500
1
5,000
4,500
4,000
1.
1.
1
2
2.
3
2
1
2
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
1,500
7
a. What will be the price of pollution permits as a result of this auction?
Price: $
b. Suppose that Bidder E happened to be an environmental protection group. If this group had not participated in the auction, what
would the price of pollution permits have been, and what difference would there have been in the amount of pollutants discharged
into the lake?
Price: $
Difference in quantity of pollutants:
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Transcribed Image Text:The Government of Malaca has decided to sell pollution permits that will allow people to discharge pollutants into its largest
freshwater lake. Each permit represents the right to discharge one tonne of pollutants. Malaca has determined that the lake will
tolerate a maximum of 10 tonnes of pollutants per year and has decided to sell the permits using a Dutch auction. This means that the
auction starts at a very high price, which is reduced in steps until the price reaches a level that will result in all 10 tonnes of pollution
permits being sold at the same price. The results of the bidding are shown in table below.
Price per
Pollution
Bidder
Bidder
Bidder
Bidder
Bidder
Permit
A.
B
D
$5, 500
1
5,000
4,500
4,000
1.
1.
1
2
2.
3
2
1
2
3,500
3,000
2,500
2,000
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
1,500
7
a. What will be the price of pollution permits as a result of this auction?
Price: $
b. Suppose that Bidder E happened to be an environmental protection group. If this group had not participated in the auction, what
would the price of pollution permits have been, and what difference would there have been in the amount of pollutants discharged
into the lake?
Price: $
Difference in quantity of pollutants:
tonnes.
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