Question

In his autobiography (pp. 151-152), Mark Twain says the following: Once in Hartford the flies were so numerous for a time, and so troublesome, that Mrs. Clemens conceived the idea of paying George a bounty on all the flies he might kill. The children saw an opportunity here for the acquisition of sudden wealth. ... Any Government could have told her that the best way to increase wolves in America, rabbits in Australia, and snakes in India, is to pay a bounty on their scalps. Then every patriot goes to raising them. The response of citizens is an example of what economic principle

Answer 1

a. Unintended consequences.

Step-by-step explanation:

Unintended consequences refer to an outcome that is unforeseen or noy anticipated

While on the other hand, the law of unintended consequences deals with the decisions related to the economics that results are not expected

So here the given situation represents the example of an unintended outcome or result and the same is to be considered