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Why is the marginal benefit of cleaning up pollution downward-sloping?

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A.Cleaning up pollution continues to cost the citizens in the area more and more.
B.At first cleaning pollution makes a big difference but there are diminishing marginal returns for subsequent efforts.
C.The benefit can only be seen if you clean large amounts of pollution so there is little marginal benefit otherwise.
D.At first you see small effects to cleaning but then see larger differences because of diminishing marginal returns.
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Question restatement: Why is the marginal benefit of cleaning up pollution downward-sloping? Option 1: Cleaning up pollution continues to cost the citizens in the area more and more. This option talks about increasing costs to taxpayers or residents, which describes the marginal cost rather than the marginal benefit. The question focuses on benefits, so this misattributes the concept of downward-sloping MB to costs rather than benefits. It's a mismatch between wha......Login to view full explanation

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