Your Roommate Is Studying to Be a Drummer in a Rock

question 135

Multiple Choice

Your roommate is studying to be a drummer in a rock band.She practices in your apartment every evening for three hours and the noise makes it difficult for you to concentrate.This is an example of:

• A) a negative externality.
• B) the tragedy of the commons.
• C) an internal cost.
• D) the free-rider problem.
• E) a positive externality.

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