B can you think of any reasons why this solution

b) Can you think of any reasons why this solution might not work in the
real world?
6. The Pristine River has two polluting firms on its banks. European
Industrial and Creative Chemicals each dump 100 tonnes of effluent into
the river each year. The cost of reducing effluent emissions per tonne
equals €10 for European Industrial and €100 for Creative. The government
wants to reduce overall pollution from 200 tonnes to 50 tonnes per year.
a) If the government knew the cost of reduction for each firm, what
reductions would it impose to reach its overall goal? What would be the
cost to each firm and the total cost to the firms together?

c) Compare the total cost of pollution reduction in parts (a) and (b). If the
government does not know the cost of reduction for each firm, is there
still some way for it to reduce pollution to 50 tonnes at the total cost you
calculated in part (a)? Explain.