A payment for a resource above the opportunity cost of the resource is

When the government uses a cap-and-trade approach in dealing with pollution, it

A) uses taxes in order to internalize the externalities caused by the pollution. B) imposes quantitative limits on the amount of pollution firms are allowed to generate. C) uses subsidies to encourage firms to use new technology that reduces pollution. D) distributes information to consumers and producers on how to reduce pollution.

Adam Smith believed that if people were free to pursue their own interests,

a. public interest would be served quite well. b. less would be produced than if altruism were the guiding principle. c. they would generally apply their talents to unproductive activities that would generate little value to society. d. they would have little incentive to undertake productive activities.