Use the graph to determine the quantity of pesticide produced if the town owns the lake. Draw a point to show marginal social cost if production is 80 tonnes. Label it 1. Draw the MSC curve and label it. Draw a point to show the quantity of pesticide produced and the marginal social cost at this point when residents own the lake. Label it 2. Draw a point to show the marginal private cost of producing the efficient quantity. Label it 3. The town charges the factories $ a tonne to dump waste.
Use the graph to determine the quantity of pesticide produced if the town owns the lake. Draw a point to show marginal social cost if production is 80 tonnes. Label it 1. Draw the MSC curve and label it. Draw a point to show the quantity of pesticide produced and the marginal social cost at this point when residents own the lake. Label it 2. Draw a point to show the marginal private cost of producing the efficient quantity. Label it 3. The town charges the factories $ a tonne to dump waste.
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Transcribed Image Text:The graph illustrates the market for pesticide with no government intervention.
The pesticide factories dump their waste in a lake on the outskirts of town.
The marginal social cost of producing the pesticide is double the marginal private cost.
If the town owns the lake, what is the quantity of pesticide produced and how much does the town charge
the factories to dump waste?
Use the graph to determine the quantity of pesticide produced if the town owns the lake.
Draw a point to show marginal social cost if production is 80 tonnes. Label it 1.
Draw the MSC curve and label it.
Draw a point to show the quantity of pesticide produced and the marginal social cost at this point when
residents own the lake. Label it 2.
Draw a point to show the marginal private cost of producing the efficient quantity. Label it 3.
The town charges the factories $ a tonne to dump waste.
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