A five-cent deposit on beer bottles
A) provides a positive incentive because it rewards people for recycling.
B) provides a negative incentive because it punishes people who do not recycle.
C) is an irrational policy, because it adds to the prices of beer.
D) is an irrational policy, because it fails to take into account self-interest.
Answer: A
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