Which of the following is an example of spillover costs?
a. a manufacturer continues to pollute a river because it does not pay the costs for cleaning it
b. people have to pay higher prices for items that are in short supply
c. there is a sudden shortage of goods and the supply cannot be increased quickly
d. people buy products by paying illegally high prices for them

The option that is an example of spillover costs is A. a manufacturer continues to pollute a river because it does not pay the costs for cleaning it.

'Spillover costs' refers to a consequence that affects a third party that has not taken part in a decision. In other words, 'spillover costs' makes reference to the damage provoked by another person to a third party. This idea is often used to talk about pollution, as it happens in option A). In this case, the consequences of pollution experienced by the third party, who must pay the costs for cleaning pollution, are the spillover costs.  

i’m   sure probably just geuss and see which one you can get right, i’m pretty sure it is the combination of goods and services