An Example of an Activity That Generates an External Cost

question 133

Multiple Choice

An example of an activity that generates an external cost is

• A) national defence services.
• B) planting flowers along an interstate highway.
• C) eating an apple.
• D) dumping soapsuds into a trout stream.

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