Question 4 The production Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFL) use mercury in their production process. Mercury is a heavy metal and considered bad for the environment. Suppose the marginal external cost is $5 per lightbulb and the government levies a corrective tax of $5.50 per lightbulb. With this new tax: Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a The price will be below the marginal social cost.

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The production Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFL) use mercury in their production process. Mercury is a heavy metal and
considered bad for the environment. Suppose the marginal external cost is $5 per lightbulb and the government levies a
corrective tax of $5.50 per lightbulb. With this new tax:
Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer.
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b
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The price will be below the marginal social cost.
Not enough light bulbs will be produced.
The price will be below the marginal social benefit.
The price will be below the marginal cost to produce light bulbs.
Transcribed Image Text:The production Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs (CFL) use mercury in their production process. Mercury is a heavy metal and considered bad for the environment. Suppose the marginal external cost is $5 per lightbulb and the government levies a corrective tax of $5.50 per lightbulb. With this new tax: Selected answer will be automatically saved. For keyboard navigation, press up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a b Question 4 с d The price will be below the marginal social cost. Not enough light bulbs will be produced. The price will be below the marginal social benefit. The price will be below the marginal cost to produce light bulbs.
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