Question

Synthetic clothing releases fibers during the washing process, which then end up poisoning rivers, lakes, and oceans. Fish and other wildlife consume the microfibers, accumulating toxins in their bodies that can become concentrated as they travel up the food chain. The production of synthetic clothing is an example of market failure due to:___________
a) the nature of public goods.
b) asymmetric information
c) external costs
d) misinformation

Answer 1

Answer:

c) external costs

Explanation:

The production of synthetic clothing represent the example of the external cost as the external costs is the cost that are spend by an individual or firm in which the outcome of an economic transaction that are indirectly included. In this the cost could occurs from both the production and the consumption

So as per the given situation, the option c is correct