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Suppose that instead of imposing a fixed charge per ton of emission, you decide to use a...

Suppose that instead of imposing a fixed charge per ton of emission, you decide to use a sliding scale, so that the total charge to the industry for annual emissions of x tons will be $kx2 for some k. What must k be to again make 10 million tons the optimum reduction? HINT [The derivative of kx2 is 2kx.]

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