A Copper Mining Operation Discharges Waste Products into a River

question 179

Multiple Choice

A copper mining operation discharges waste products into a river and causes higher costs and discomfort to downstream users of the water for which they are not compensated.In this case:

• A)too little of society's resources is being used to produce copper.
• B)too much of society's resources is being used to produce copper.
• C)the optimal amount of society's resources is being used to produce copper.
• D)there is an external benefit to society from copper production.

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