Two companies, Dirty Inc. and Filthy Inc., each of which has access to 5 different production processes, each of which has a different cost and produces a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below.
If pollution is unregulated, then a total of ________ tons of smoke will be emitted each day.
A)1
B)2
C)4

Question

Two companies, Dirty Inc. and Filthy Inc., each of which has access to 5 different production processes, each of which has a different cost and produces a different amount of pollution. The daily costs of the processes and the number of tons of smoke emitted are shown in the table below.   
If pollution is unregulated, then a total of ________ tons of smoke will be emitted each day.
A)1 
B)2 
C)4

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

If there is no requirement to reduce pollution, both firms will choose production process A (where costs are lowest), and each will emit 4 tons of smoke per day.

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