What Is an Example of a Public Good

question 29

Multiple Choice

What is an example of a public good?

• A)clean air
• B)garbage collection service
• C)shoes sold at a shoe store
• D)groceries sold at a grocery store
• E)home-grown vegetables given from one person to another

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