In the absence of environmental protection laws, firms pollute because:

A. business owners do not believe that pollution is a problem.
B. controlling emissions costs money, thereby reducing profits.
C. the cost pollution imposes on society is small relative to the cost of reducing pollution.
D. business owners follow different norms than do environmentalists.


Answer: B

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