If Households Pay a Fixed Annual Fee for Trash Disposal

question 23

Multiple Choice

If households pay a fixed annual fee for trash disposal,

• A) households will all tend to produce the same amount of garbage.
• B) households have no incentive to cut back on the amount of garbage they generate.
• C) that fee will provide households with an incentive to cut back on the amount of garbage they generate.
• D) that fee will discourage households from throwing out reusable materials.
• E) that fee will discourage households from throwing out toxic or otherwise harmful materials.

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