A Person Removes the Anti-Pollution Devices on His Automobile

question 62

Multiple Choice

A person removes the anti-pollution devices on his automobile. An external cost associated with this is

• A) the feeling of guilt the person feels for violating the law.
• B) the ticket he gets when a highway patrol officer pulls him over.
• C) the man's neighbor washes his car more often because of increasing smog.
• D) the man buys less gasoline, reducing the income of local gas stations.

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