Widgets are a necessary part of modern life, but they are also associated with considerable pollution...
Widgets are a necessary part of modern life, but they are also associated with considerable pollution and pollution-related externalities. Consider the private market for widgets described by the following private marginal benefit (MB) and private marginal cost (PMC) curves:
???? = 100 − 0.15??
PMC = 4 + 0.06??.
where ?? is the quantity demanded and ?? is the quantity supplied. Assume here that output (?? and ??) varies from 0 to 1000. After plotting these curves, use them to answer the following
questions. (This question requires graphing for several parts—you can put all of your curves on the same figure. At the very least, I would like for you to try using Excel to plot the lines.)
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) (5 points) Solve for the optimal private level of production ?M and the optimal private market clearing price PM and plot these values on your graph.
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