Conditions for a Mutually Beneficial Agreement
A factory's production imposes a cost on a nearby community due to pollution. The factory owner and the community are considering an agreement where the community pays the factory to reduce its output by one unit. Explain, in economic terms, the two key monetary values that must be compared to determine if such a mutually beneficial agreement is possible. Describe the relationship between these two values that must exist for a deal to be feasible, and explain why this relationship makes both parties potentially better off.
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