For a two-part tariff imposed on two consumers, the entry fee is based on the:
A) consumer surplus of the customer with lower willingness-to-pay.
B) consumer surplus of the customer with higher willingness-to-pay.
C) simple average of the consumer surplus for the two buyers.
D) none of the above
A
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Why is the optimal quantity of pollution not less than the point at which the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost?
A) The point of intersection occurs at a low level of pollution. B) There are no external costs below that level. C) Below that point firms will have to reduce the quantity that they are currently producing and lower the price. D) Below that point the value that people place on less pollution is less than the cost of reducing the pollution.