Homework Use the graph input tool to help you answer the following questions. You will not be graded on any changes you make to this graph Note: Once you enter a value in a white field, the graph and any corresponding amounts in each grey field will change accordingly. Graph Input Tool Daily Demand for Pollution Rights 10 Price (Dollars per ton) Quantity Demanded (Millions of tons) 90 . OLIANTITY Suppose the government has determined that the socially optimal quantity of sulfur dioxide emissions is 30 million tons per day One way governments can charge firms for pollution rights is by Imposing a per unit tax on emissions. A tax (or price in this case) of per ton of sulfur dioxide emitted will achieve the desired level of pollution Now suppose the U.S. government does not know the demand curve for pollution and therefore, cannot determine the optimal tax to achieve the desired level of pollution. Instead, it auctions off tradable pollution permits. Each permit entities its owner to emit one ton of sulfur dioxide per day To achieve the socially optimal quantity of pollution, the government auctions off 30 million pollution permits. Given this quantity of permits, the price for each permit in the market for pollution rights will be The previous analysis hinges on the government having good information regarding either the demand for pollution permits or the optimal level of pollution (or both). Given that the appropriate policy (tradable permits or corrective taxes) can depend on the available information and the policy goal, consider the following scenario. Imagine that new research suggests that if manufacturers in a particular city reduced their emissions to 100 million tons of waste per year, the air quality would improve dramatically If this is all the information the government has, which solution to reduce pollution is appropriate? Check all that apply. Corrective taxes Tradable permits