Firm X pays firm Y $345 for a pollution permit. This expenditure on the part of firm X is considered a __________. Firm Y ends up spending $200 to eliminate some pollution. This expenditure on the part of firm Y is considered a __________.
A. resource cost; transfer
B. fixed cost; sunk cost
C. market environmental cost; standards cost
D. transfer; resource cost
E. none of the above
Answer: D
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