The inverse demand curve for steel is P = 300 – Q, where price P is dollars per ton and output Q is millions of tons of steel. The industry marginal cost of producing a ton of steel is MC' = 15 + 2Q, which is the industry supply curve. The industry marginal external cost of the damage caused by pollution emitted during the production of one additional ton of steel is MEC' = 10 + Q. The socially efficient amount of steel to produce is O million tons, and the socially efficient price is $ per ton. (Enter your responses as real numbers rounded to two decimal places.) If there were no government regulation, the competitive equilibrium in the steel industry would result in an output of O million tons, and the industry price would be $ per ton. (Enter your responses as real numbers rounded to two decimal places.) Without government intervention, the equilibrium quantity of steel is too and the price is too low

The inverse demand curve for steel is P = 300 – Q, where price P is dollars per ton and output Q is millions of tons of steel. The industry marginal cost of producing a ton of steel is MC' = 15 + 2Q, which is the industry supply curve. The industry marginal external cost of the damage caused by pollution emitted during the production of one additional ton of steel is MEC' = 10 + Q. The socially efficient amount of steel to produce is O million tons, and the socially efficient price is $ per ton. (Enter your responses as real numbers rounded to two decimal places.) If there were no government regulation, the competitive equilibrium in the steel industry would result in an output of O million tons, and the industry price would be $ per ton. (Enter your responses as real numbers rounded to two decimal places.) Without government intervention, the equilibrium quantity of steel is too and the price is too low

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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