Multiple Choice
Table 10-3
The following table shows the marginal 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 $54,and for Firm A to eliminate a second unit of pollution it would cost an additional $67.

-Refer to Table 10-3.Suppose the government wants to reduce pollution from 16 units to 8 units and auctions off 8 pollution permits to achieve this goal.Which of the following is a likely auction price of the permits?
A) $69
B) $81
C) $83
D) $97
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