Suppose a farmer in Nebraska incurs $8,700 in crop damage from sparks that are created when a local railroad company sends trains along tracks bordering the farm. This damage can be best described as a:
a. negative externality.
b. positive externality.
c. transaction cost.
d. social benefit.
Ans: a. negative externality.
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If the exchange rate changes from $1.52 = £1.00 to $1.65 = £1.00, then relative to each other,
A) both the dollar and the British pound have appreciated. B) both the dollar and the British pound have depreciated. C) the dollar has appreciated and the British pound has depreciated. D) the dollar has depreciated and the British pound has appreciated.
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