Suppose the Local Public Radio Station,which Is Supported Partly by Voluntary

question 26

Multiple Choice

Suppose the local public radio station,which is supported partly by voluntary contributions,reaches eight towns.Suppose also that the radio station vowed not to report on the local news events of any town unless it received a certain level of contributions from the residents of that town.This could be best characterized as a:

• A) private provider method of providing a public good.
• B) private provider method of providing a private good.
• C) government solution to the free rider problem.
• D) public sector provider method of providing a public good.

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