The figure shows the production of fertiliser by a perfectly competitive profit-maximising firm. Production of the good leads to pollution of the environment. This pollution is an external cost to the firm. MC represents marginal cost as faced by the firm; I and II represent possible positions of the marginal social cost curve. Costs and revenue Suppose that the government imposes a 'pollution tax' on the firm at a constant rate per unit of output. Assuming that this firm is the only polluter in the industry, what effect will the tax have on the market price? MC O Move to £1 II Move to £2 D Remain at £3 %3D O Move to £4 Move to £5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Quantity of fertiliser
The figure shows the production of fertiliser by a perfectly competitive profit-maximising firm. Production of the good leads to pollution of the environment. This pollution is an external cost to the firm. MC represents marginal cost as faced by the firm; I and II represent possible positions of the marginal social cost curve. Costs and revenue Suppose that the government imposes a 'pollution tax' on the firm at a constant rate per unit of output. Assuming that this firm is the only polluter in the industry, what effect will the tax have on the market price? MC O Move to £1 II Move to £2 D Remain at £3 %3D O Move to £4 Move to £5 Q1 Q2 Q3 Quantity of fertiliser
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![The figure shows the production of fertiliser by a perfectly competitive profit-maximising firm. Production of the good leads to pollution of the environment. This pollution
is an external cost to the firm. MC represents marginal cost as faced by the firm; I and II represent possible positions of the marginal social cost curve.
Suppose that the government imposes a 'pollution tax' on the firm at a constant
Costs and revenue
rate per unit of output. Assuming that this firm is the only polluter in the industry,
what effect will the tax have on the market price?
- MC
Move to £1
II
Move to £2
Remain at £3
Move to £4
Move to £5
Q1
Quantity of fertiliser
Q2. Q3](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F56824cd9-04a5-414d-ad82-3e5df2058b7c%2Fd984fb1e-88f9-44fd-b284-184f65c7d305%2F39ncen_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:The figure shows the production of fertiliser by a perfectly competitive profit-maximising firm. Production of the good leads to pollution of the environment. This pollution
is an external cost to the firm. MC represents marginal cost as faced by the firm; I and II represent possible positions of the marginal social cost curve.
Suppose that the government imposes a 'pollution tax' on the firm at a constant
Costs and revenue
rate per unit of output. Assuming that this firm is the only polluter in the industry,
what effect will the tax have on the market price?
- MC
Move to £1
II
Move to £2
Remain at £3
Move to £4
Move to £5
Q1
Quantity of fertiliser
Q2. Q3
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