Nepalese villagers sell their kidneys as a way to earn much-needed money. Unfortunately, although the demand for such kidneys in developed economies is high and the medical facilities are available to conduct kidney transplants, the selling and buying of organs is illegal. What idea from Chapter 1 of the text does this situation best illustrate?
A) Sunk costs do not matter in making decisions.
B) Marginal revenue should equal marginal cost.
C) Social and political forces sometimes rein in market forces.
D) Microeconomics and macroeconomics are very much interrelated.
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