Which of the Following Would Be a Private Cost to a Cigarette

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would be a private cost to a cigarette manufacturer?

• A) Price of leaf tobacco.
• B) Cost to the government of the hospital expenses of indigent smokers.
• C) Increased risk of cancer to the nonsmoking passengers in the smoker's carpool.
• D) Price of a pack of cigarettes.

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