Suppose That Policymakers Are Doing Cost-Benefit Analysis on a Proposal

question 79

Multiple Choice

Suppose that policymakers are doing cost-benefit analysis on a proposal to add traffic barriers to divide the flow of traffic in an effort to increase safety on a given highway.How can policymakers evaluate the costs and benefits of this proposal

• A)The costs cannot be measured in the same units as the benefits.
• B)Policymakers need to calculate the flow of the traffic.
• C)Quantification of the benefit received from saving a human life is a straightforward process.
• D)Policymakers must put a dollar value on human life.

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