Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Laws Are Designed to Reduce the Severity

question 32

Multiple Choice

Mandatory motorcycle helmet laws are designed to reduce the severity of injuries resulting from motorcycle accidents which cost the health care system millions of dollars a year.In this sense, these mandatory helmet laws are reducing ________ of risky behavior.

• A)positive externalities
• B)negative externalities
• C)the private benefit
• D)the social benefit

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Definitions:

Raw Materials Quantity Variance

It measures the difference between the expected amount of raw materials needed for production and the actual amount used.

Standard Cost

A predetermined cost of manufacturing a single unit or a specified quantity of a particular product or service, used as a benchmark to measure performance.

Direct Material

Raw materials that are directly attributable to the product being manufactured and can be easily traced in the manufacturing process.

Output

In economic and production contexts, this refers to the total amount of goods or services produced by a company or economy.