When a Free-Rider Problem Exists

question 437

Multiple Choice

When a free-rider problem exists,

• A)the market will devote too few resources to the production of the good.
• B)the cost of the good will always be more than the benefit of the good.
• C)the good will not be produced.
• D)entrepreneurs will eventually find a way to make free-riders pay their share.

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Definitions:

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