One of the Tests That an Invention Must Pass to Be

question 5

Multiple Choice

One of the tests that an invention must pass to be eligible for a patent is that it must .

• A) be a machine
• B) not be economical to produce
• C) be capable of providing economic benefit
• D) be obvious to a person having ordinary skill in the same field

Explain the criteria for goods being rivalrous and excludable, and how these properties influence their classification.

Understand the implications of goods that are non-excludable and/or non-rival in terms of potential market failures.

Assess externalities and their impacts on social welfare.

Evaluate the role of public policy in addressing free-rider problems and externalities.

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