When Consumers Don't Have to Pay for a Common Resource

question 92

Multiple Choice

When consumers don't have to pay for a common resource:

• A)it is rational to overconsume.
• B)it is irrational to overconsume.
• C)it is rational to underconsume.
• D)there is zero demand for the good.

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