If a Copper Mining Operation Discharges Waste Products into a River

question 85

Multiple Choice

If 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, then:

• A) too few of society's resources are being used to produce copper.
• B) too many of society's resources are being used to produce copper.
• C) the ideal amount of society's resources is being used to produce copper.
• D) there is an external benefit to society from copper production.