A Public Good

question 133

Multiple Choice

A public good

• A) generally results in substantial spillover costs.
• B) can never be provided by a non-governmental organization.
• C) cannot be provided to one person without making it available to other people as well.
• D) costs essentially nothing to produce and thus is provided by government at a price of zero.
• E) generally results in substantial informational failures.

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Definitions:

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