Which of the following is an example of someone who claims that the media has a shooting blanks effect? O "My kid saw a cigarette ad in a magazine and now he's smoking. It's the magazine's fault!" "Along with parents, peers, and teachers, the media socializes children about how boys and girls are supposed to behave." "The media doesn't affect me at all because I'm smart enough to know the difference between right and wrong." *There is no definitive evidence that the media affects our behavior"

Wo firms, a and b, each currently dump 50 tons of chemicals into the local river. the government has decided to reduce the pollution and from now on will require a pollution permit for each ton of pollution dumped into the river. it costs firm a $100 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river, and it costs firm b $50 for each ton of pollution that it eliminates before it reaches the river. the government gives each firm 20 pollution permits. government officials are not sure whether to allow the firms to buy or sell the pollution permits to each other. what is the total cost of reducing pollution if firms are not allowed to buy and sell pollution permits from each other? what is the total cost of reducing pollution if the firms are allowed to buy and sell permits from each other? a. $3,000; $1,500 b. $4,500; $3,500 c. $4,500; $4,000 d. $4,500; $2,500