The EPA wants to reduce emissions of sulfur dioxides from electric power-generating plants by 20 percent during
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COST PER TON EMISSIONS
OF PLANT REDUCTION
1 ............ $600
2 ............ 500
3 ............ 500
4 ............ 400
5 ............ 200
Assuming that the cost per ton of emissions reduction is constant and that the improvement in the air for the metropolitan area is the same no matter which plant reduces emissions, calculate the following:
a. Cost of meeting EPA regulations.
b. Least-cost method of achieving the EPA goal of reducing emissions of sulfur dioxides from power plants in the metropolitan area.
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Public Finance A Contemporary Application of Theory to Policy
ISBN: 978-1285173955
11th edition
Authors: David N Hyman
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