As an Additional Consumer Obtains the Benefits of a Public

question 250

Multiple Choice

As an additional consumer obtains the benefits of a public good such as national defense, the benefits to existing consumers:

• A)​decline.
• B)​increase.
• C)​increase in the short run, but decrease in the long run.
• D)​do not change.

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