Question : Figure10-13.Onthegraph,QrepresentsthequantityofplasticsandPrepresentsthepriceofplastics. Multiple Choice – Section 02: Public Policies t : 1261389
Figure10-13.Onthegraph,QrepresentsthequantityofplasticsandPrepresentsthepriceofplastics. Multiple Choice – Section 02: Public Policies toward Externalities 1.RefertoFigure10-13.Eachunitofplasticsthatisproducedresultsinanexternal a.costof$6. b.costof$8. c.benefitof$6. d.benefitof$8. 2.RefertoFigure10-13.Inordertoreachthesocialoptimum,thegovernmentcould a.imposeataxof$2perunitonplastics. b.imposeataxof$6perunitonplastics. c.imposeataxof$8perunitonplastics. d.offerasubsidyof$6perunitonplastics. 3.RefertoFigure10-13.If250unitsofplasticsareproducedandconsumed,thenthe a.socialoptimumhasbeenreached. b.marketequilibriumhasbeenreached. c.negativeexternalityassociatedwithplasticshasbeeneliminated. d.positiveexternalityassociatedwithplasticshasbeeneliminated. 4.RefertoFigure10-13.If325unitsofplasticsareproducedandconsumed,thenthe a.socialoptimumhasbeenreached. b.marketequilibriumhasbeenreached. c.governmentmusthaveimposedacorrectivetaxtoguidethemarkettothisoutcome. d.governmentmusthaveofferedacorrectivesubsidytoguidethemarkettothisoutcome. 5.RefertoFigure10-13.Ifthegovernmentimposedacorrectivetaxthatsuccessfullymovedthemarketfromthemarketequilibriumtothesocialoptimum,thentaxrevenueforthegovernmentwouldamountto a.$1,250. b.$1,600. c.$2,000. d.$2,500. Figure10-14 6.RefertoFigure10-14.Whichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect? a.Toinducefirmstointernalizetheexternalityinthismarket,thegovernmentshouldimposeataxmeasuredbyP2-P0. b.Toinducefirmstointernalizetheexternalityinthismarket,thegovernmentshouldofferasubsidymeasuredbyP2-P0. c.Toinducefirmstointernalizetheexternalityinthismarket,thegovernmentshouldimposeataxmeasuredbyP2-P1. d.Thereisnoexternalityinthismarket. 7.SupposethatanMBAdegreecreatesnoexternalitybecausethebenefitsofanMBAareinternalizedbythestudentintheformofhigherwages.IfthegovernmentofferssubsidiesforMBAs,thenwhichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect? a.TheequilibriumquantityofMBAswillequalthesociallyoptimalquantityofMBAs. b.TheequilibriumquantityofMBAswillbegreaterthanthesociallyoptimalquantityofMBAs. c.TheequilibriumquantityofMBAswillbelessthanthesociallyoptimalquantityofMBAs. d.Thereisnotenoughinformationtoanswerthequestion. 8.SupposethatanMBAdegreecreatesnoexternalitybecausethebenefitsofanMBAareinternalizedbythestudentintheformofhigherwages.IftherearenogovernmentsubsidiesforMBAs,thenwhichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect? a.TheequilibriumquantityofMBAswillequalthesociallyoptimalquantityofMBAs. b.TheequilibriumquantityofMBAswillbegreaterthanthesociallyoptimalquantityofMBAs. c.TheequilibriumquantityofMBAswillbelessthanthesociallyoptimalquantityofMBAs. d.Thereisnotenoughinformationtoanswerthequestion. 9.Sincealmostallformsoftransportationproducesometypeofpollution, a.thegovernmentshouldbanalltransportation. b.thegovernmentshouldbanallpollution. c.societyhastoweighthecostandbenefitswhendecidinghowmuchpollutiontoallow. d.refrainfrominterveningbecausethemarketcanbestsolvethisproblem. 10.Someenvironmentalistsarguethatweshouldprotecttheenvironmentasmuchaspossible,regardlessofcost. a.lowerlevelsofnutrition,healthcare,andhousing b.alowerstandardofliving c.slowingorreversingtechnologicaladvancement d.theeliminationof allpollution […]