The attached table shows the marginal costs of abatement for two power plants in the country of Aztonia. Each powerplant is currently emitting 30 tons/year of green house gases. If the marginal cost of pollution is $27 per ton, what is the combined optimal amount of green house gas emissions by these two powerplants? Amount of abatement Powerplant A Powerplant B

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The attached table shows the marginal costs of abatement for two power plants in the country of Aztonia. Each powerplant is
currently emitting 30 tons/year of green house gases. If the marginal cost of pollution is $27 per ton, what is the combined optimal
amount of green house gas emissions by these two powerplants?
Powerplant A
МСЛon
Amount of abatement
Powerplant B
МСЛоn
first 10 tons/year
(resulting in 20 tons/ycar)
20
15
Second 10 tons/year
(resulting in 10 tons/year)
30
25
Third 10 tons/year
(resulting in 0 tons/year)
40
35
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Transcribed Image Text:Rrnework Due in an hour Homework Answered The attached table shows the marginal costs of abatement for two power plants in the country of Aztonia. Each powerplant is currently emitting 30 tons/year of green house gases. If the marginal cost of pollution is $27 per ton, what is the combined optimal amount of green house gas emissions by these two powerplants? Powerplant A МСЛon Amount of abatement Powerplant B МСЛоn first 10 tons/year (resulting in 20 tons/ycar) 20 15 Second 10 tons/year (resulting in 10 tons/year) 30 25 Third 10 tons/year (resulting in 0 tons/year) 40 35 Type your numeric answer and submit Cannot be empty Hint
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