If Sparks from Trains Sets Adjacent Farmland on Fire, One

question 90

Multiple Choice

If sparks from trains sets adjacent farmland on fire, one way to internalise the externality is:

• A)for the rail company to increase the volume of rail traffic
• B)for the rail company to purchase the adjacent farmland
• C)for the government to buy the farmland
• D)for the rail company to lower their freight charges

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