Question

Suppose the United States has two​ utilities, Commonweath Utilities and Consolidated Electric. Both produce 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide pollution per year.​ However, the marginal cost of reducing a ton of pollution for is ​$ per ton and the marginal cost of reducing a ton of pollution for is ​$ per ton. The​ government's goal is to cut sulfur dioxide pollution in half​ (by 20 million tons per​ year). If the government issues 10 million tradable pollution permits to each​ utility, what will be the cost of eliminating half of the pollution to​ society?

Answer 1

Answer:

​$4,000 million per year

Explanation:

Calculation for what will be the cost of eliminating half of the pollution to​ society

Cost of eliminating = (200 per ton x 20 million tons)

Cost of eliminating = ​$4,000 million per year.

Therefore the cost of eliminating half of the pollution to​ society will be ​$4,000 million per year.