The city council wants to curb emissions by half and decides to auction off four permits, each of which entitles the bearer to emit 1 ton of smoke per day. no smoke may be emitted without a permit. suppose the government conducts the auction by starting at $1 and asking how many permits each firm wants to buy at that price. if the total is more than four, it then raises the price by $1 and asks again, and so on, until the total quantity of demanded permits falls to four. how much will each permit sell for in this auction? each permit will sell for $ . how many permits will each firm buy? sludge oil will purchase permit(s). northwest lumber will purchase permit(s). what will be the total cost to society of this reduction in pollution? total cost of pollution reduction will be $ .

The interaction of individual choices because a type of fish is on the verge of extinction, the government imposes rules that prohibit fishing in the publicly owned spawning grounds. at first owners of fshing bouts complain about this restriction on where they can fish, but soon they notice that the number of adult fish swimming outside the protected area is much higher than it was before. with the restriction, each fishing boat ends up catching more fish than it did before the r which of the following principles of economic interaction best describes this scenario? o there is a tradeoff between equality and efficiency o markets usually lead to efficiency. o when markets do not achieve efficiency, government intervention can improve overall welfare o markets allocate goodseffectively

If an investment has 35 percent more nondiversifiable risk than the market portfolio, its beta will be:

Which of the following statements about nonverbal communication is most accurate? a. the meanings of some gestures can vary among cultures b. the way an e-mail, letter, memo, or report looks can have either a positive or a negative effect on a receiver c. the manner in which we structure and use time can reveal our personalities and attitudes d. all statements are accurate