B A Marginal Benefits to Factory A+B+C A+B E A B C Marginal Costs to Community F D E The graph above shows the marginal benefits a factory receives from pollution, as well as the marginal damages from its pollution to a nearby community. Assume the community holds the right to prevent and that the conditions for the Coase Theorem apply. After the factory and community negotiate an agreement, what area(s) represent(s) the net benefits the community receives? Assume that all pollution rights sell for the same price per unit. Pollution

B A Marginal Benefits to Factory A+B+C A+B E A B C Marginal Costs to Community F D E The graph above shows the marginal benefits a factory receives from pollution, as well as the marginal damages from its pollution to a nearby community. Assume the community holds the right to prevent and that the conditions for the Coase Theorem apply. After the factory and community negotiate an agreement, what area(s) represent(s) the net benefits the community receives? Assume that all pollution rights sell for the same price per unit. Pollution

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Chapter19: Externalities And Public Goods

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Problem 19.9P

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