The Primary Factor That Limits the Ability of Private Firms

question 153

Multiple Choice

The primary factor that limits the ability of private firms to supply public goods is

• A) the nonrival characteristic of public goods.
• B) the lack of well-defined demand.
• C) custom and tradition.
• D) the nonexcludable characteristic of public goods.
• E) diseconomies of scale.

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Reported Unemployment Rate

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