In the figure above, if a pollution tax is imposed that is equal to the marginal external cost of pollution, then at the equilibrium, marginal social cost would ________ marginal benefit, and the quantity of chemical produced would be ________

A) exceed; above the efficient quantity
B) exceed; below the efficient quantity
C) be below; above the efficient quantity
D) be below; below the efficient quantity
E) equal; efficient

E

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