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Figure 11-11 Companies Producing Toilet Paper Bleach the Paper

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Figure 11-11 Figure 11-11   Companies producing toilet paper bleach the paper to make it white. The bleach is discharged into rivers and lakes and causes substantial environmental damage. Figure 11-11 illustrates the situation in the toilet paper market. -Refer to Figure 11-11.Suppose the government wants to use a Pigovian tax to bring about the efficient level of production.What should the value of the tax be? A)  (P<sub>2</sub>- P<sub>1</sub>)  per tonne of output B)  (P<sub>2</sub>- P<sub>0</sub>)  per tonne of output C)  (P<sub>1</sub>- P<sub>0</sub>)  per tonne of output D)  P<sub>1</sub> per tonne of output Companies producing toilet paper bleach the paper to make it white. The bleach is discharged into rivers and lakes and causes substantial environmental damage. Figure 11-11 illustrates the situation in the toilet paper market.
-Refer to Figure 11-11.Suppose the government wants to use a Pigovian tax to bring about the efficient level of production.What should the value of the tax be?


A) (P2- P1) per tonne of output
B) (P2- P0) per tonne of output
C) (P1- P0) per tonne of output
D) P1 per tonne of output

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