Question :
101.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutamarketinwhichpollutionisemitted?
a.Bothcorrectivetaxesandpollutionpermitsinternalizetheexternalityofpollution.
b.Correctivetaxesinternalizet : 1261400
101.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutamarketinwhichpollutionisemitted?
a.Bothcorrectivetaxesandpollutionpermitsinternalizetheexternalityofpollution.
b.Correctivetaxesinternalizetheexternalityofpollution,butpollutionpermitsdonotinternalizethatexternality.
c.Correctivetaxesfailtointernalizetheexternalityofpollution,butcorrectivetaxesinternalizethatexternality.
d.Neithercorrectivetaxesnorpollutionpermitsinternalizetheexternalityofpollution.
102.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaboutamarketinwhichpollutionisemitted?
a.Bothcorrectivetaxesandpollutionpermitsmovethemarkettowardthesocialoptimum.
b.Correctivetaxesmovethemarkettowardthesocialoptimum,butpollutionpermitsdonotmovethemarkettowardthesocialoptimum.
c.Pollutionpermitsmovethemarkettowardthesocialoptimum,butcorrectivetaxesdonotmovethemarkettowardthesocialoptimum.
d.Neithercorrectivetaxesnorpollutionpermitsmovethemarkettowardthesocialoptimum.
Figure10-19
103.RefertoFigure10-19.Whichofthefollowingquantitiesdecreasesasthequantityofthegoodisincreased?
a.theprivatecostofthegood
b.thesocialcostofthegood
c.theprivatevalueofthegood
d.theexternalbenefitofthegood
104.RefertoFigure10-19.Eachadditionalunitofthegoodthatisproducedyieldsanexternal
a.benefitof$15.
b.benefitof$36.
c.costof$15.
d.costof$36.
105.RefertoFigure10-19.Eachadditionalunitofthegoodthatisproducedyieldsanexternalbenefitof
a.$15.
b.$23.
c.$36.
d.$89.
106.RefertoFigure10-19.Notethatthelineslabeled“Demand”and“SocialValue”areparallel.Also,theslopesofthelinesonthegraphreflectthefollowingfacts:(1)Privatevalueandsocialvaluedecreaseby$1.00witheachadditionalunitofthegoodthatisconsumed,and(2)privatecostincreasesby$1.40witheachadditionalunitofthegoodthatisproduced.Thus,whenthe59thunitofthegoodisproducedandconsumed,socialwell-beingincreasesby
a.$28.00.
b.$31.40.
c.$33.60.
d.$36.00.
107.RefertoFigure10-19.Notethatthelineslabeled“Demand”and“SocialValue”areparallel.Also,theslopesofthelinesonthegraphreflectthefollowingfacts:(1)Privatevalueandsocialvaluedecreaseby$1.00witheachadditionalunitofthegoodthatisconsumed,and(2)privatecostincreasesby$1.40witheachadditionalunitofthegoodthatisproduced.Thus,whenthe74thunitofthegoodisproducedandconsumed,socialwell-being
a.decreasesby$2.40.
b.decreasesby$1.60.
c.increasesby$1.00.
d.increasesby$1.40.
108.RefertoFigure10-19.Thesociallyoptimalquantityofoutputis
a.58units.
b.73units.
c.between73and94units.
d.94units.
109.RefertoFigure10-19.Howmanyunitsofthegoodareproducedinamarketequilibrium?
a.fewerthan58
b.58
c.73
d.94
110.RefertoFigure10-19.Thesocialoptimumcanbereachedif
a.asubsidyof$36isappliedtoeachunitofthegood.
b.asubsidyof$23isappliedtoeachunitofthegood.
c.ataxof$23isappliedtoeachunitofthegood.
d.ataxof$15isappliedtoeachunitofthegood.
111.Thegasolinetax
a.issimilartomostothertaxesinthatitcausesdeadweightlosses.
b.producestheunfortunateside-effectofmakingtheroadsmoredangerous.
c.canbeviewedasacorrectivetaxaimedatmultiplenegativeexternalitiesassociatedwithdriving.
d.canbeviewedasacommand-and-controlpolicyaimedatdiscouragingpeoplefromdriving.
112.Toeconomists,goodenvironmentalpolicybeginsbyacknowledgingoneoftheTenPrinciplesofEconomics:
a.Tradecanmakeeveryonebetteroff.
b.Peoplefacetrade-offs.
c.Marketsareusuallyagoodwaytoorganizeeconomicactivity.
d.Acountry’sstandardoflivingdependsonitsabilitytoproducegoodsandservices.
113.Ifanobjectiveofpublicpolicyistoallocatepollutiontothosefactoriesthatfacethehighestcostofreducingit,thenthatobjectivecouldbeachievedby
a.acorrectivetax,butnotbyregulation.
b.regulation,butnotbyacorrectivetax.
c.eitherregulationoracorrectivetax.
d.neitherregulationnoracorrectivetax.
114.Intermsoftheireconomiceffects,whichofthefollowingpoliciestowardpollutionaremostsimilartooneanother?
a.regulationandcorrectivetaxes
b.regulationandtradablepollutionpermits
c.correctivetaxesandtradablepollutionpermits
d.Allofthesepoliciesproducethesameeconomiceffects.