An external cost is created when you
A)graduate from college.
B)buy flowers for your mother on Mother's Day.
C)litter on the side of the road.
D)buy a sandwich for lunch.

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Littering on the side of the road creates an external cost, as it imposes a cost on society such as environmental degradation, cleanup costs, and potential harm to wildlife. The other options do not create external costs.

An External Cost Is Created When You