Cnsider an industry with demand q 120 - 3p and supply q


Question: Consider an industry with demand q = 120 - 3p and supply q = 2p - 10. Suppose that production is polluting the environment and that the marginal social cost of production is given by MSC(q) = 1/2 q2.

(a) What is the level of production in the market equilibrium?

(b) What is the socially optimal level of production?

(c) Determine the Pigou tax that achieves the social optimum.

Request for Solution File

Ask an Expert for Answer!!
Microeconomics: Cnsider an industry with demand q 120 - 3p and supply q
Reference No:- TGS02570453

Expected delivery within 24 Hours