An optimal tax on pollution would result in which of the following?
a. Producers will choose not to produce any pollution.
b. Producers will internalize the cost of the pollution.
c. Producers will maximize production.
d. The value to consumers at market equilibrium will exceed the social cost of production.
b
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What is the effect on the price and quantity of wooden desks of a rise in the price of wood?
A) The equilibrium quantity of wooden desks increases and the equilibrium price falls. B) The equilibrium quantity of wooden desks increases and the equilibrium price rises. C) The equilibrium quantity of wooden desks decreases and the equilibrium price falls. D) The equilibrium quantity of wooden desks decreases and the equilibrium price rises.
Disadvantages of experiments include the fact that:
A. decisions made in the laboratory replicate those made in the real world. B. laboratory experiments introduce influences on decision making that are difficult to measure or control. C. the number of subjects is typically so large, that it is difficult to apply the results to economic behavior in the population. D. decisions made in the laboratory replicate those made in the real world and the number of subjects is typically so large, that it is difficult to apply the results to economic behavior in the population.