Question 1

Table 10-3  
-Refer to Table 10-3. What amount of subsidy per unit of output would move the market from the equilibrium level of output to the socially optimal level of output?

Accepted Answer

A) $2 
B) $3 
C) $5 
D) $10 
A) $2 
B) $3 
C) $5 
D) $10

Question 2

Table 10-6
The following table shows the total costs for each of four firms (A, B, C, and D) to eliminate units of pollution from their production processes. For example, for Firm A to eliminate one unit of pollution, it would cost $46, and for Firm A to eliminate two units of pollution, it would cost a total of $103.  
-Refer to Table 10-6. Suppose there is presently no pollution fee, and the government wishes to eliminate exactly 8 units of pollution. Which of the following fees per unit of pollution would achieve that goal?

Accepted Answer

A) $65 
B) $75 
C) $80 
D) $88 
A) $65 
B) $75 
C) $80 
D) $88

Question 3

Scenario 10-2
The demand curve for restored historic buildings slopes downward and the supply curve for restored historic buildings slopes upward. The production of the 50S1U1P1thS1S1P0 restored historic building entails the following:
• a private cost of $800,000;
• a private value of $650,000;
• a social value of $800,000.
-Refer to Scenario 10-2. Is there an external cost associated with the restoration of the 50th historic building, or is there an external benefit? What is the amount of that external cost or external benefit?

Accepted Answer

There is an external benefit o

Table 10-3 -Refer to Table 10-3. What amount of subsidy per unit of output would move the market from the equilibrium level of output to the socially optimal level of output?

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Exam 10: Externalities