You are analyzing various programs to reduce water pollution from food processing plants. In consultation with your
Question:
(a) What is the present net value of each alternative? Which alternative has the highest net benefits?
(b) Calculate the benefit-cost ratio for each alternative. Which alternative has the highest benefit-cost ratio?
(c) Which alternative gives the "biggest bang for the buck"-that is, has the lowest cost per ton of pollution removed?
(d) Based on your answers to (a)-(c), which alternative is the most efficient?
The most efficient alternative has the highest net benefits, which would be the tax
(e) Which alternative do you expect (i) labor unions, (ii) environmentalists, and (iii) food processors to support, if one of these will be enacted? Why?
(f) Who, if anyone, do you expect to support the efficient alternative? Why?
Step by Step Answer:
The Economics Of The Environment
ISBN: 9780321321664
1st Edition
Authors: Peter Berck, Gloria Helfand