Suppose That the Costs and Benefits of Achieving Water Quality

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the costs and benefits of achieving water quality in New York are modeled as shown below. Use these relationships for any or all of questions .
MSB = 80 - 2A MSC = 20 + 2A
TSB = 80A - A² TSC = 20A + A²,
where A is the abatement level for conventional pollutants.
-In this case, the abatement level associated with benefit-based standards would be:

A) 40
B) 15
C) 10
D) none of the above