(Table: Coal Mine Pollution) The table Coal Mine Pollution shows the marginal social benefit and the marginal social cost of various amounts of pollution from a coal mine.At the efficient quantity of pollution the marginal social benefit of pollution is:
A)$400.
B)$300.
C)$200.
D)$100.

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The efficient quantity of pollution is where the marginal social benefit equals the marginal social cost. From the table, we can see that this occurs at a pollution level of 200 tons, where the marginal social benefit is $400.

(Table: Coal Mine Pollution) the Table Coal Mine Pollution Shows