Which of These Consumption Activities Is Most Likely to Cause

question 146

Multiple Choice

Which of these consumption activities is most likely to cause an external cost?

• A)an executive plays a vigorous game of golf
• B)a student in a flat plays her CDs at 120 decibels late at night
• C)a young mother exercises to an aerobics video
• D)a construction worker eats a sandwich during the lunch break

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