(Consider This) When You Enter a Congested Roadway

question 211

Multiple Choice

(Consider This) When you enter a congested roadway,

• A) you are the only driver that is experiencing a negative externality from the heavy traffic.
• B) the opportunity cost of idling in slow traffic is the only additional cost.
• C) the increased use of gasoline is the only external cost incurred.
• D) there are mutual external costs from the slow traffic that include increased gasoline costs and more time spent on the roadway.

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