Classifying a Good as Excludable Means

question 64

Multiple Choice

Classifying a good as excludable means

• A)that someone can be barred from consuming the good based on race, creed, or some other irrelevant characteristic.
• B)that anyone who does not pay for the good cannot consume it.
• C)that consumption of the good causes no externalities.
• D)that a producer with patent or copyright protection can exclude any other producer from selling his product.

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Definitions:

Holder in Due Course

An individual who has obtained a negotiable instrument in good faith and for value, and thus has certain rights to the instrument free of many defenses and claims that could be asserted against the original party.

Personal Defenses

Legal arguments or claims an individual can use to avoid enforcement of a contract based on conditions that affect their agreement specifically.

Procedural Defenses

Procedural defenses are legal strategies used in court to challenge the way in which a case has been handled, focusing on errors in the procedures rather than the substance of the case.

Overdue Instruments

Refers to financial instruments, such as checks or promissory notes, that have not been paid or honored by the specified due date.