Multiple Choice
(Table: Coal Mine Pollution) The table Coal Mine Pollution shows the marginal social benefit and the marginal social cost of various amounts of pollution from a coal mine.If 2 tons of pollution is produced:
A) too much pollution is produced.
B) the efficient amount of pollution is produced.
C) not enough pollution is produced.
D) the socially optimum amount of pollution is produced.
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