Suppose the industry is currently unregulated and there are only 2 firms in the industry. Both firms are emitting 200 tons of pollution, thus total pollution in the industry is 400 tons. The marginal cost of pollution reduction for the 2 firms are MCR₁ = 2.4Q1, MCR₂ = 3.6Q2 (Q represent tons of pollution reduced by each firm.)
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Suppose the government initially allocates the permits evenly, so that before trading begins each firm needed to reduce 60 tons of pollution each (120 tons total). How many tons of pollution will each firm reduce after permit trading (i.e. what is Q1and Q2)?
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