Which Activity Is Most Likely to Create a Positive Externality

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which activity is most likely to create a positive externality?

• A) You drive downtown each day.
• B) An oil refinery operates for 16 hours each day.
• C) A new airport is built in a big city.
• D) A person receives a flu shot.
• E) The government offers reduced-cost financing toward the purchase of a new car.

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Definitions:

Sum

The result obtained by adding two or more numbers.

Scientific Notation

A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

Quadratic Polynomial

A polynomial of degree two, typically written in the form ax^2 + bx + c where a, b, and c are constants.

Cubic Polynomial

A polynomial of degree three, characterized by an equation of the form ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d, where a, b, c, and d are constants and a ≠ 0.