It Is the Custom for Paper Mills Located Alongside the Layzee

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Multiple Choice

It is the custom for paper mills located alongside the Layzee River to discharge waste products into the river. As a result, operators of hydroelectric power-generating plants downstream along the river find that they must clean up the river's water before it flows through their equipment.In the situation described above, we would expect an

• A)overproduction of paper in the mills.
• B)underproduction of paper in the mills.
• C)external cost resulting from the production of hydroelectric power.
• D)overproduction of power by the hydroelectric plants.

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