Principles of Economics 2e
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Author: Steven A. Greenlaw; David Shapiro
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Chapter 12, Problem 43P
A city currently emits 15 million gallons (MG) of raw sewage into a lake that is beside the city. Table 12.13 shows the total costs (TC) in thousands of dollars of cleaning up the sewage to different levels, together with the total benefits (TB) of doing so. Benefits include environmental, recreational, health, and industrial benefits.
- Using the information in Table 12.13 calculate the marginal costs and marginal benefits of reducing sewage emissions for this City.
- What is the optimal level of sewage for this city? How can you tell?
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A city currently emits 16 million gallons (MG) of raw sewage into a lake that is beside the city. The table below shows the total costs (TC) in thousands of dollars of cleaning up the sewage to different levels, together with the total benefits (TB) of doing so. Benefits include environmental, recreational, health, and industrial benefits.
Emissions
Total Cost
Marginal Cost
Total Benefit
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16 MG
Current
N/A
Current
N/A
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50
800
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1300
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1950
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What is the optimal level of sewage for this city? How can you tell?
A city currently emits 16 million gallons (MG) of raw sewage into a lake that is beside the city. Table 12.13 shows the total costs (TC) in thousands of dollars of cleaning up the sewage to different levels, together with the total benefits (TB) of doing so. Benefits include environmental, recreational, health, and industrial benefits.
TC
TB
16 MG
Current
Current
12 MG
50
800
8 MG
150
1300
4 MG
500
1850
0 MG
1200
2000
Table 12.13
Using the information in Table 12.13 calculate the marginal costs and marginal benefits of reducing sewage emissions for this city.
What is the optimal level of sewage for this city? How can you tell?
Firm A currently dumps 223 tons of chemicals into the local river. Firm B currently dumps 192 tons of chemicals into the local river. The government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. The government gives each firm 10 pollution permits. The abatement costs of one ton of pollution is $173 for Firm A and $76 for Firm B. What would be the total cost of reducing pollution, if the firms are allowed to trade permits between each other?
Chapter 12 Solutions
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