A polluting firm has Marginal Abatement Costs as graphed below and is faced with an emissions tax = T*. Assuming the firm will behave in a way to minimize it's costs, what are the total costs the firm would incur given this tax policy? $ MAC T* A B E* Emissions C D Eo

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A polluting firm has Marginal Abatement Costs as graphed below and is faced
with an emissions tax = T*.
Assuming the firm will behave in a way to minimize it's costs, what are the total
costs the firm would incur given this tax policy?
$
MAC
T*
A
B
E*
Emissions
C
D
Eo
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