Figure 9.6 -A Firm That Generates Pollution Is Illustrated in Figure 9.6

Figure 9.6
-A firm that generates pollution is illustrated in Figure 9.6. The government has chosen to impose a pollution tax equal to P2. From the firmʹs point of view, the marginal benefit of abatement is

A) avoiding the pollution tax imposed by the government.
B) the positive publicity the firm will receive by having a ʺgreenʺ production plant.
C) the reciprocal of the marginal cost of abatement.
D) zero because abatement benefits the general public, not the firm.