Within environmental accounting, natural resources are not free, while externalities (pollution) must be

 

Answer Options:

a. treated as a sunk cost, thus ignoring the full cradle-to-grave costs of a good.  

b. treated as expenses, thus incorporating the full cradle-to-grave costs of a good.  

c. treated as expenses, thus incorporating the full cradle-to-grave benefits of a good.  

d. treated as costs, thus incorporating the full cradle-to-grave costs of a good.