A cost-benefit analysis of a highway is difficult to conduct because analysts

a. cannot estimate the explicit cost of a project that has not been completed.
b. are unlikely to have access to costs on similar projects.
c. are not able to consider the opportunity cost of resources.
d. will have difficulty estimating the value of the highway.

d

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Each morning Harry typically catches either 20 bluegills or 5 walleyes (depending on how deep he fishes) while Gus typically catches either 20 bluegills or 2 walleyes (depending on how deep he fishes). Other things constant, if they wish to maximize the total number of fish they catch together tomorrow morning, regardless of species, A) Harry should fish and Gus should row. B) Harry should fish only for bluegills and Gus should fish only for walleyes. C) Gus should fish only for bluegills and Harry should fish only for walleyes. D) both Harry and Gus should fish for bluegills.

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