If you burn your trash in the backyard in spite of regulations against it, then you are
A)acting economically irrationally and creating a social cost.
B)avoiding the private costs associated with disposing your trash some other way and creating a social cost.
C)acting rationally and creating a positive externality.
D)saving landfill space and creating a social benefit.

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Burning trash in the backyard avoids the private cost of disposing of the trash properly, but it creates a social cost as the smoke and pollutants can harm the air quality and the health of others. Therefore, it is not economically rational to burn trash illegally, and it creates a negative externality.

If You Burn Your Trash in the Backyard in Spite