A plastics manufacturing plant emits pollution into the Big River. This leads to higher costs and disruption for fishermen on the river, for which they are not compensated. In this situation: A) too little of society's resources is being used to produce plastic. B) too much of society's resources is being used to produce plastic. C) the ideal amount of society's resources is being used to produce plastic. D) there is an external benefit to society from plastic production.

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Oliver

Social Studies

24 March, 11:34

A plastics manufacturing plant emits pollution into the Big River. This leads to higher costs and disruption for fishermen on the river, for which they are not compensated. In this situation: A) too little of society's resources is being used to produce plastic. B) too much of society's resources is being used to produce plastic. C) the ideal amount of society's resources is being used to produce plastic. D) there is an external benefit to society from plastic production.

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Nola Serrano · Answer 1

B too much of society's resources is being used to produce plastic.

Explanation:

From the actions of the plastic manufacturing plants, the environment is being polluted and thus has a result in the ecosystem, individuals such as the fishermen are rendered jobless with no compensation.

It can be concluded that too much of society's resources is being used to produce plastic.

Option C would have been corrected if the fishermen were compensated and pollutants treated to reduce toxicity.

Option D is also wrong.