Sulfur Dioxide Discharged (Tons)Firm AFirm B10$8,000$9,000910,00012,000815,00018,000720,00027,000628,00037,000Table 9.7 shows the production cost for two utilities at different levels of sulfur dioxide emissions. Assume that the government issued 8 marketable pollution permits to each firm. If Firm A contemplates selling one permit to Firm B, what is Firm A's willingness to accept?

If the demand for British pounds decreases,

a. the equilibrium price of the pound will increase b. the equilibrium price of the pound will decrease c. the equilibrium price of the pound will not change d. the equilibrium price of the pound will change, but we need additional information to predict the direction of the change e. no one can predict what will happen

The negative slope of the demand curve reflects the

a. positive relationship between price and quantity b. proportional relationship between price and quantity c. inverse relationship between price and quantity d. positive relationship between income and quantity e. inverse relationship between income and price