Which of the Following Is an Example of a Negative

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a negative externality?

• A) A decrease in available educational options due to government intervention.
• B) An increase in government bureaucracy and red tape.
• C) An increase in the incidence of cancer due to pollution.
• D) An introduction to a pollution decreasing technology.

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Definitions:

Interest Rate

The fraction of a loan that incurs interest charges for the borrower, usually indicated as an annual percentage of the remaining loan amount.

Cell A

In the context of matrices or spreadsheets, it typically refers to the top-left cell or the first cell in a table.

Compounded Annually

A method of calculating interest where the interest earned over a period is added to the principal, and the total becomes the basis for calculating interest in the next period, occurring once per year.

Positively Correlated

A relationship between two variables where both either increase or decrease together.