Which of the Following Illustrates the Concept of External Cost

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following illustrates the concept of external cost?

• A) Margaret purchases all her food and clothing in the big city outside her residence.
• B) A small business owner frequently buys raw materials by using her bank's line of credit.
• C) Raymond cannot open his windows at times because he lives downwind from a mushroom farm.
• D) Felicia, an economics major, asks the most insightful questions in class.

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