A city’s government wants to tax a factory’s pollution. The city has access to data about two kinds of masks: a $25 mask

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A city’s government wants to tax a factory’s pollution. The city has access to data about two kinds of masks: a $25 mask

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A city’s government wants to tax a factory’s pollution. The cityhas access to data about two kinds of masks: a $25 mask thatremoves 100% of the pollution and a $10 mask that removes 50% ofthe pollution. The mask is effective for 1 day.
Suppose an individual purchases the $10 mask. The factory emits100 units of pollution, each pollution unit causes 0.1 sick daysfor the individual, and her opportunity cost of a sick day is $w.Find upper and lower bounds for w using the informationprovided.
Assume that each person will buy a mask if the expected healthbenefits from using the mask for a day are greater than the cost ofa mask
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