A. Joe decides to build a chicken coop in his suburban backyard. He has several hens and one rooster. The rooster wakes up his neighbor each morning at 5:00 am. Joe's chicken coop :. a. creates a negative externality if his chickens do not lay eggs.
b. creates a positive externality if Joe sells his chickens' eggs at the local farmers' market.
c. creates a positive externality if the neighbor wants to sleep longer but accepts free eggs in exchange for the inconvenience.
d. creates a negative externality if the neighbor wants to sleep longer and a positive externality if the neighbor is happy to be awaken early each day.
B. Jostin is ill and goes to the doctor. The doctor diagnoses him with a bacterial infection and prescribes an antibiotic. Jostin's visit to the doctor:.
a. produces a negative externality if he was supposed to be home studying for his classes.
b. produces a negative externality if the doctor was hoping to leave early that day and a positive externality if the doctor was hoping to boost her income.
c. produces a positive externality if it prevents other people from getting sick and a negative externality if the bacterial infection becomes resistant to antibiotics.
d. produces a positive externality if his medical insurance pays for the visit and a negative externality if Jostin has to pay out of pocket.
C. An urban farmer decides to build a bee hive to help pollinate the rooftop gardens in his neighborhood. The beehive:.
a. generates a negative externality if the bees are killed by a colony of wasps.
b. generates a positive externality if the farmer creates a successful online business that sells products made from the bees' honey
c. generates a negative externality if the farmer spends nearly all his time tending the bees and rarely leaves his home.
d. generates a positive externality if the rooftop gardens benefit from the pollination and a negative externality if the neighbors get stung by bees.