A Positive Externality Is

question 60

Multiple Choice

A positive externality is:

• A) an external benefit.
• B) an external cost that affects the buyer.
• C) an external cost that affects the seller.
• D) a benefit that affects the buyer, not the seller.

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Definitions:

Puberty

The period during which adolescents reach sexual maturity and become capable of reproduction, marked by physical changes including growth spurts and hormonal changes.

Environmental

Relating to the natural world and the impact of human activity on its condition.

Nutrition

The process by which living organisms receive and process the materials necessary for growth, energy, and maintenance of bodily functions.

Genes

Units of hereditary information composed of DNA. Genes help cells to reproduce themselves and manufacture the proteins that maintain life.