An optimal corrective tax levied on polluters will:
A. not generate enough revenue to pay for the cost of the damage resulting from pollution that occurs at the efficient output of the good.
B. decrease pollution to zero.
C. be equal to the marginal cost of their actions imposed on third parties.
D. increase the supply of polluting goods.
Answer: C
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