Determine Whether the Following Claim Is Best Classified as Semantically

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Short Answer

Determine whether the following claim is best classified as semantically ambiguous (and whether this contains grouping ambiguities), syntactically ambiguous, or free from ambiguity: After finishing his term paper, he went out for a beer and left it in his instructor's mailbox.

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Definitions:

Free-rider Problem

A situation where individuals consume goods or services without paying for them, which typically occurs with non-excludable and non-rival public goods.

Market Resources

The assets, materials, and inputs used to produce goods and services and are made available through the market.

Entrepreneurs

Individuals who innovate, finance, and manage business ventures, often taking on greater than normal financial risks.

External Cost

Costs that a producer or consumer inflicts on a third party who is not involved in the production or consumption of the goods or services.