Key Terms Instructions: Please Define the Following Key Terms

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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
philosophy

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Definitions:

Total Benefit

The entire satisfaction or value derived from consuming a good or service.

Optimal Quantity

The quantity of production that maximizes a firm's profit or minimizes its costs under certain conditions.

Free-Rider Problem

The inability of potential providers of an economically desirable good or service to obtain payment from those who benefit, because of nonexcludability.

Public Good

An item or service that is available for all individuals to consume, regardless of who pays for it, characterized by its non-excludability and non-rivalry.