If coal-burning electrical utility companies fully internalized pollution costs, then we could expect
A) an increase in electricity prices.
B) a decrease in electricity prices.
C) no change in electricity prices.
D) a greater use of coal to produce electricity.
A
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In the market for land as a resource, the demand curve is elastic while the supply curve is perfectly inelastic. Identify the underlying assumption
a. There are limited ways in which land can be used as a resource. b. Land as an input has large number of substitutes. c. There is a fixed supply of land. d. Land includes all immovable assets. e. The productivity of land improves over time.
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Refer to . The market for gasoline was initially in equilibrium at point b and a $.40 excise tax is illustrated. Which of the following states the actual burden of the tax?
a.
$.20 for buyers and $.20 for sellers
b.
$.30 for buyers and $.10 for sellers
c.
The entire $.40 falls on sellers.
d.
The entire $.40 falls on buyers.