There are two polluters in an industry with the following cost functions: MAC1 = 182 - 0.14E1 MAC2 = 144 - 0.06E2 The government establishes a tradable pollution permit system and gives each polluter 800 permits (1600 permits in total). What will be the net gain for Polluter 1 from the trade? %3D

There are two polluters in an industry with the following cost functions: MAC1 = 182 - 0.14E1 MAC2 = 144 - 0.06E2 The government establishes a tradable pollution permit system and gives each polluter 800 permits (1600 permits in total). What will be the net gain for Polluter 1 from the trade? %3D

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