Which of the Following Is True of Public Goods

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of public goods?

• A)Consumption by one individual reduces the availability of the goods for others.
• B)It is extremely difficult to limit the benefits to just the people who pay for them.
• C)They are free whenever the government produces them.
• D)From an efficiency standpoint, a market economy will generally supply too much of them.
• E)Only tax-paying people can enjoy the benefits of these goods.

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Definitions:

Cycloalkanes

Saturated hydrocarbons forming a ring structure; known for their chemical stability due to their single bond connections between carbon atoms.

Compound Name

The designated name given to a chemical substance based on its composition and molecular structure according to nomenclature rules.

Angle Strain

The increase in energy associated with a molecule when bond angles deviate from their ideal values, often observed in cyclic compounds.

Torsional Strain

A type of strain in molecules caused by rotating around a bond, due to the repulsion between electrons in non-bonded atoms.