When the government requires a firm to pay an emission charge in proportion to its pollution,
A) Both average total costs and marginal costs rise.
B) Average total costs rise,but marginal costs do not.
C) Marginal costs rise,but average total costs do not.
D) Neither marginal costs nor average total costs are affected.
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