The US Navy determines that the navigation system on its submarines, which use low-frequency radio waves, is reducing the population of humpback whales. The is an example of

A. marginal thinking.
B. comparative advantage.
C. the market mechanism.
D. the Phillips curve.
E. an externality.


Answer: E

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