The graph illustrates the unregulated market for pulp and paper. The mills dump their waste in a river that runs through a small town. The marginal external cost of the dumped waste is equal to the marginal private cost of producing the pulp and paper (that is, the marginal social cost of producing the pulp and paper is double the marginal private cost). Suppose that no one owns the river and that the government levies a pollution tax. *** Draw a point to show marginal social cost if production is 240 tons. Draw the MSC curve and label it. Draw an arrow at the efficient quantity that shows the marginal external cost. The tax per ton of pulp and paper that achieves the efficient quantity of pollution is $

The graph illustrates the unregulated market for pulp and paper. The mills dump their waste in a river that runs through a small town. The marginal external cost of the dumped waste is equal to the marginal private cost of producing the pulp and paper (that is, the marginal social cost of producing the pulp and paper is double the marginal private cost). Suppose that no one owns the river and that the government levies a pollution tax. *** Draw a point to show marginal social cost if production is 240 tons. Draw the MSC curve and label it. Draw an arrow at the efficient quantity that shows the marginal external cost. The tax per ton of pulp and paper that achieves the efficient quantity of pollution is $

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