A diesel refinery is upstream of an industrial farm. The runoff from the refinery pollutes the river and damages the crops. The farm earns $479 using the polluted water, but would earn $621 if it were clean. The refinery earns $6015 but would only earn $5839 if it had to divert resources to prevent the runoff. There are no environmental laws. Assume that a scrubbing machine that would prevent the runoff costc C17 plLuc an inctallation cost What ic the mect

A diesel refinery is upstream of an industrial farm. The runoff from the refinery pollutes the river and damages the crops. The farm earns $479 using the polluted water, but would earn $621 if it were clean. The refinery earns $6015 but would only earn $5839 if it had to divert resources to prevent the runoff. There are no environmental laws. Assume that a scrubbing machine that would prevent the runoff costc C17 plLuc an inctallation cost What ic the mect

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