In Deciding Whether a Good Is a Public Good, One

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Multiple Choice

In deciding whether a good is a public good, one must determine the

• A)incomes of those who benefit from the good.
• B)value of the external benefits that accrue to resource owners.
• C)excludability of the good.
• D)All of the above are correct.

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Definitions:

Economies of Scale

Cost advantages reaped by companies when production becomes efficient, as the scale of the operation and output increases.

Coordination Problems

Challenges that arise in aligning the plans and actions of multiple parties in order to achieve a common goal or optimize outcomes.

Economic Profit

is the excess of total revenue over the total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Accounting Profit

Accounting profit is the net income a company reports on its financial statements, calculated as total revenues minus explicit costs and depreciation.