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Which of the following expenditures to enhance productivity is most likely to emit a positive externality ?

Correct answer: B. Naila pays her university tuition fees.

  • A. Megabank buys a new computer
  • B. Naila pays her university tuition fees.
  • C. OGDC leases a new oil field
  • D. Indus Motors buys a new drill press

Explanation

Education creates benefits beyond the student, such as a more skilled workforce and knowledge spillovers, so tuition-funded education can generate a positive externality. A firm's private purchase of equipment or an oil lease mainly benefits that firm.

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