Multiple Choice
Taxes are a more effective method of controlling pollution than are environmental standards because:
A) standards allow greater flexibility.
B) standards require less information.
C) standards never require the efficient level of output.
D) taxes encourage reducing pollution at the lowest possible cost.
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