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Suppose a town concludes that it costs on average $\$ 30.00$ per household to manage the disposal of the waste generated by households each year. It is debating two strategies for funding this cost: (1) requiring a sticker on every bag disposed of such that the total cost of the stickers for the average number of bags per household per year would be $\$ 30$ or (2) including the $\$ 30$ fee in each household's property taxes each year. a. Assuming no illegal disposal what approach would tend to be more efficient? Why? b. How would the possibility of rampant illegal disposal affect your answer? Would a deposit-refund on some large components of the trash help to reduce illegal disposal? Why or why not? What are the revenue implications to the town of establishing a deposit-refund system?

Access a copy of the geological time scale (International Commission on Stratigraphy). What are the names of the last age (or stage) of the Cretaceous and the first age of the Paleogene? Print out the time scale and stick it on the wall above your desk!

a. If a pay-as-you-drive insurance program is being implemented to cope with automobile related externalities associated with driving, what factors should be considered in setting the premium? b. Would you expect a private insurance company to take all these factors into account? Why or why not?

On the seismogram of an earthquake recorded at a seismic station in Paris, France, the S-wave arrives 6 minutes after the P-wave. On the seismogram recorded at a station in Mumbai, India, for the same earthquake, the difference between the P-wave and S-wave arrival times is 4 minutes. Which station is closer to the epicenter? From the information provided, can you pinpoint the location of the epicenter? Explain. (D)

Popular media sometimes imply that the crust floats on a "sea of magma." Is this a correct image of the mantle just below the Moho? Explain your answer.

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