超星 - Ch 11 Public Goods and Common Resources

单选题

Which of the following would not be considered a private good?

A pencil
B. A sweater
C. A jeep
D. Cable TV service

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People cannot be prevented from using a good if the good is a

A. private good or a public good.
B. private good or a common resource.
C. public good or a common resource.
D. public good or a club good.

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A free rider is a person who

A. will only purchase a product on sale.
B. receives the benefit of a good but avoids paying for it.
C. can produce a good at no cost.
D. rides public transit regularly.

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Knowledge that is patented is a

A. public good, whereas knowledge that is not patented is a common resource.
B. private good, whereas knowledge that is not patented is a club good.
C. common resource, whereas knowledge that is not patented is a private good.
D. club good, whereas knowledge that is not patented is a public good.

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Producers have little incentive to produce a public good because

A. the social benefit is less than the private benefit.
B. the social benefit is less than the social cost.
C. there is a free-rider problem.
D. there is a Tragedy of the Commons.

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Luis, Mina, and Daniel all would like a play area while waiting at their children's bus stop. The neighborhood association is considering installing playground equipment at the bus stop. Luis values the equipment at $150, Mina at $100, and Daniel at $100. The equipment and labor for installation cost $300. If Luis, Mina, and Daniel are the only residents who value the equipment, what should the neighborhood association do?

A. Install the playground equipment because people would like a play area.
B. Do not install the playground equipment because the costs outweigh the benefits.
C. Install the playground equipment because the benefits outweigh the costs.
Do not install the playground equipment to prevent the Tragedy of the Commons problem of overuse.

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A textbook is a

A. private good and the knowledge that one gains from reading the book is a common resource.
B. private good and the knowledge that one gains from reading the book is a public good.
C. common resource and the knowledge that one gains from reading the book is a public good.
D. common resource and the knowledge that one gains from reading the book is a private good.

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The overuse of a common resource relative to its economically efficient use is called

A. the free-rider problem.
B. the Tragedy of the Commons.
C. a public good.
D. cost-benefit analysis.

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Which of the following is not a typical solution to the "Tragedy of the Commons?"

A. Taxing the use of the common resource
B. Turning the common resource into a club good
C. Turning the common resource into a private good
D. Regulating the use of the common resource

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The town of Smallhaven is on a small island connected to Large City by a single bridge. Most of the residents of Smallhaven work in Large City. As a result, the bridge becomes very congested for two hours each day at the typical morning and evening commute times. Which of the following policies considered by the mayor of Smallhaven would likely be most efficient in alleviating the congestion?

A fixed toll for the bridge payable by every vehicle crossing the bridge at all days and times.
B. A variable toll for the bridge payable only by vehicles crossing the bridge during the congested commute times.
C. Any vehicle crossing the bridge at any time must have a sticker paid for with a one-time fee of $25.
D. A press conference in which the mayor requests that people try to cross the bridge earlier or later than the typical commute times.

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