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The graph illustrates the market for cotton. Suppose that the cotton growers use a chemical to control insects and waste flows into the town's river. The marginal social cost of producing the cotton is double the marginal private cost. If no one owns the river and the two takes no action to control the waste, what is the quantity of cotton and the deadweight loss created? If no one owns the river, the quantity of cotton produced is tons a month. 150- 125- 100- 75- 50- 25- 0- 0 Price (dollars per ton) S D 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Quantity (tons per month) P

The graph illustrates the market for cotton. Suppose that the cotton growers use a chemical to control insects and waste flows into the town's river. The marginal social cost of producing the cotton is double the marginal private cost. If no one owns the river and the two takes no action to control the waste, what is the quantity of cotton and the deadweight loss created? If no one owns the river, the quantity of cotton produced is tons a month. 150- 125- 100- 75- 50- 25- 0- 0 Price (dollars per ton) S D 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Quantity (tons per month) P

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The graph illustrates the market for cotton. Suppose that the cotton growers use a chemical to control insects and waste flows into the town's river. The marginal social cost of producing the cotton is double the marginal private cost. If no one owns the river and the two takes no action to control the waste, what is the quantity of cotton and the deadweight loss created? If no one owns the river, the quantity of cotton produced is tons a month. 150- 125- 100- 75- 50- 25- 0- 0 Price (dollars per ton) S D 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Quantity (tons per month)
Transcribed Image Text:The graph illustrates the market for cotton. Suppose that the cotton growers use a chemical to control insects and waste flows into the town's river. The marginal social cost of producing the cotton is double the marginal private cost. If no one owns the river and the two takes no action to control the waste, what is the quantity of cotton and the deadweight loss created? If no one owns the river, the quantity of cotton produced is tons a month. 150- 125- 100- 75- 50- 25- 0- 0 Price (dollars per ton) S D 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 Quantity (tons per month)
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