Table 10-4
The following table shows the total costs for each of four firms (A,B,C,and D)to eliminate units of pollution from their production processes.For example,for Firm A to eliminate one unit of pollution,it would cost $46,and for Firm A to eliminate two units of pollution,it would cost a total of $103.

-Refer to Table 10-4.If the government charged a fee of $93 per unit of pollution,how many units of pollution would the firms eliminate altogether?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 12
D) 16

Question

Table 10-4
The following table shows the total costs for each of four firms (A,B,C,and D)to eliminate units of pollution from their production processes.For example,for Firm A to eliminate one unit of pollution,it would cost $46,and for Firm A to eliminate two units of pollution,it would cost a total of $103.
 
-Refer to Table 10-4.If the government charged a fee of $93 per unit of pollution,how many units of pollution would the firms eliminate altogether?
A) 5 
B) 6 
C) 12 
D) 16

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To determine how many units of pollution each firm would eliminate, we need to divide the fee charged by the cost to each firm to eliminate one unit of pollution.

For Firm A: $93 ÷ $46 = 2.02... ≈ 2
For Firm B: $93 ÷ $31 = 3
For Firm C: $93 ÷ $23 = 4.04... ≈ 4
For Firm D: $93 ÷ $13 = 7.15... ≈ 7

Therefore, each firm would eliminate the number of units of pollution shown above, for a total of 2 + 3 + 4 + 7 = 16 units eliminated altogether.

The correct answer is (C) 12.

Table 10-4 the Following Table Shows the Total Costs for Each of Each