Both coal and wind energy are used in Minnesota to generate electricity for household use. The two processes have radically different cost structures. Specifically let Qool = -10 +P where Qoo is the quantity of kilowatt hours supplied by coal-fired plants, and P is the price per kilowatt hour, and let Qwind =-200 +2P, where Qwind is the quantity kilowatt hours supplied by wind turbines, and Pis the price per kilowatt hour. Let demand for electricity in Minnesota, measured in kilowatt hours, be given by the equation: Qewh = 410 - P. Finally, let the marginal damages (MD) imposed on the environment as a result of electricity production by coal-fired plants be equal to: MD = 0.60 Qcoal where, as before, Qcois the quantity of kilowatt hours supplied by coalfired plants. What happens to the amount of wind energy produced and consumed in Minnesota if coal-fired plants were forced to pay for the damages they impose on the environment? o a. Wind energy production and use decreases. O b. Wind energy production increases, but its use decreases. C. Wind energy production and use increases. Od Impossible to tell.

Both coal and wind energy are used in Minnesota to generate electricity for household use. The two processes have radically different cost structures. Specifically let Qool = -10 +P where Qoo is the quantity of kilowatt hours supplied by coal-fired plants, and P is the price per kilowatt hour, and let Qwind =-200 +2P, where Qwind is the quantity kilowatt hours supplied by wind turbines, and Pis the price per kilowatt hour. Let demand for electricity in Minnesota, measured in kilowatt hours, be given by the equation: Qewh = 410 - P. Finally, let the marginal damages (MD) imposed on the environment as a result of electricity production by coal-fired plants be equal to: MD = 0.60 Qcoal where, as before, Qcois the quantity of kilowatt hours supplied by coalfired plants. What happens to the amount of wind energy produced and consumed in Minnesota if coal-fired plants were forced to pay for the damages they impose on the environment? o a. Wind energy production and use decreases. O b. Wind energy production increases, but its use decreases. C. Wind energy production and use increases. Od Impossible to tell.

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