The advantage of real GDP as a measure is the fact that it only increases

When private companies offer health insurance to their employees the insurance carrier they contract with typically requires that all employees be obligated to participate and pay premiums whether they wish to or not

What problem is the health insurance company trying to avoid? How does this policy mitigate this problem?

Suppose there are three power-generating plants, each of which has access to 5 different production processes. The table below summarizes the cost of each production process and the corresponding number of tons of smoke emitted each.ProcessABCDE(smoke/day)(4 tons/day)(3 tons/day)(2 tons/day)(1 tons/day)(0 tons/day)Cost to Firm X ($/day)$500$514$530$555$585Cost to Firm Y ($/day)$400$420$445$480$520Cost to Firm Z ($/day)$300$325$360$400$550 It would cost Firm X ________ to reduce emissions by one ton if it currently emits 3 tons, and ________ to reduce emissions by one ton if it currently emits 2 tons.

A. $14; $16 B. $30; $55 C. $16; $25 D. $14; $25