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*Topic: Environmental Economics; Economics incentives; Emission trading system related question The two companies, X and Y, that follow the cost minimization strategy, have five different

*Topic: Environmental Economics; Economics incentives; Emission trading system related question

The two companies, X and Y, that follow the cost minimization strategy, have five different production processes in producing the same amount of product. Each process discharges different amounts of pollutants. The cost per day of each process and the corresponding pollutant emissions (ton/day) are given as shown in Table 1 below. Answer next time

A process

(4 ton/ day)

B process

(3 ton/ day)

C process

(2 ton/ day)

D process

(1 ton/ day)

E process

(0 ton/ day)

X Company Total

Cost

100

120

140

170

220

Y Company Total

Cost

60

100

150

255

375

  1. If there is no regulation on the occurrence of contamination, what process will each company use, and what is the total amount of pollutant generated at this time?
  1. The local government intends to reduce the amount of pollution in half. To achieve this, local governments require companies to use emission permits issued per ton of emissions. Of course, the number of emission permits is limited to the target level of pollution. Permit is sold by auction to the highest-priced company.

If only companies X and Y are pollutants, how many permits will companies X and Y purchase each?

How much can you expect the permit to be sold for?

  1. Interpret and compare the total social costs incurred by this method of auctioning permits and the total costs incurred when individual companies halve pollution emissions, respectively. Which one is socially efficient?

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