Clean Water in a River Is Nonexcludable Because

question 150

Multiple Choice

Clean water in a river is nonexcludable because:

• A)it is not possible to prevent consumption by people who do not pay for it.
• B)more than one person can consume the same unit of the good at the same time.
• C)individuals ignore the effect their use has on the amount of the resource remaining for others.
• D)consumption is inefficiently low.

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