For question 1, what would be the correct answer, the answer options for question 1 are $11.50, $12.50, $8.50, $10.50 or $9.50

9:09PM Wed Nov 20 Xyl Take Quiz & = 100% = Exit [0 | Question 2 14 pts Alpha Company and Beta Company are each emitting 10 pounds of waste matter into the atmosphere each hour, for a total of 20 pounds. The regional air quality control board wishes to cut the emissions in half. It is debating whether to issue a regulation requiring the two companies to halve their emissions to five pounds an hour each, or to tax the emissions. Because they manufacture different products, with different technologies, Alpha and Beta estimate the total costs of reducing their emissions quite differently: Emission Reductions and Costs Emissions Total Total Reduced Cost Cost (pounds per for for hour) Alpha Beta 1 $11 $1 2 $23 $3 3 $36 $6 4 $50 $10 5 $65 $15 6 $81 $21 7 $98 $28 8 $116 $36 9 $135 $45 10 $155 $55 1. What tax rate on emissions would succeed in reducing all emissions by half? [ Select ] found in (1) or the limit to emissions from (5-6)? | [ Select]