A Number of Cities and States Have Banned Smoking in Bars

question 265

Multiple Choice

A number of cities and states have banned smoking in bars because of secondhand smoke. In cities without the ban, the bar owner decides whether smoking is permitted. If smokers have a greater willingness to pay to smoke than nonsmokers have to avoid smoke, then bar owners will ______ smoking, which is an ______ outcome.

• A) ban; efficient
• B) ban; inefficient
• C) permit; efficient
• D) permit; inefficient

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