According to the Case in Point on Externalities, Irrationalities, and Smoking

question 113

Multiple Choice

According to the Case in Point on Externalities, Irrationalities, and Smoking, how do cigarettes impose external costs on others?

• A) causing fires that destroy property
• B) people dying as a result of secondhand smoke
• C) increased health-care costs and health insurance premiums
• D) all of the above

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