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. […]