To model the effects of a carbon tax on CO2 emissions, policymakers study the marginal

Chapter 5, Problem 20

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To model the effects of a carbon tax on CO2 emissions, policymakers study the marginal cost of abatement B(x), defined as the cost of increasing CO2 reduction from x to x + 1 tons (in units of ten thousand tonsFigure 4). Which quantity is represented by the area under the curve over [0, 3] in Figure 4? 1 2 3 B(x) ($/ton) Tons reduced (in ten thousands) 75 100 50 25 x FIGURE 4 Marginal cost of abatement B(x).

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