Scenario: Edward Has Inherited a House

question 95

Multiple Choice

Scenario: Edward has inherited a house. As the house is far away from where he lives currently, it has been vacant for the past few years. A housekeeper is paid regularly to look after the house and keep it clean. However, because Edward seldom visits the house, the housekeeper does not clean the house regularly.
-Refer to the scenario above.The housekeeper behaves in this particular way because of the presence of ________.

• A) asymmetric information
• B) a positive externality
• C) the free-rider problem
• D) a negative externality

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