Question 1

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a public good?

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A)   It is nonexcludable.
B)   It is not diminished or depreciated as additional people consume the good.
C)   Its benefits cannot be withheld from anyone.
D)   Because it is a free good,there is no opportunity cost.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

A streetlight is a

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A)   private good.
B)   natural monopoly.
C)   common resource.
D)   public good.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Suppose that policymakers are doing cost-benefit analysis on a proposal to add traffic barriers to divide the flow of traffic in an effort to increase safety on a given highway.Which of the following statements is correct?

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A)   The benefits are usually easier to measure than the costs.
B)   Because human life is priceless,any measure to increase traffic safety would generate benefits that outweigh the costs.
C)   Estimating the value of a human life is difficult but necessary in order to evaluate the proposal.
D)   Both a and b are correct.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Which of the following statements is not correct?

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A)   Environmental degradation is an example of the Tragedy of the Commons.
B)   Cost-benefit analysis is an important tool that economists use to evaluate the benefits of providing a public good.
C)   Some goods,such as lighthouses,may be either private or public goods.
D)   The free-rider problem prevents governments from supplying public goods.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

The U.S.government protects fish,a common resource,by

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A)   subsidizing the fishing industry.
B)   heavily taxing competing industries.
C)   selling fishing licenses and regulating fish lengths.
D)   None of the above is correct.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Because elephants roam freely in many countries in Africa,each individual African elephant poacher has

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A)   a strong incentive to kill as many elephants as he can find.
B)   a strong incentive to protect the elephants.
C)   the ability to save the elephants.
D)   None of the above is correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Table 11-1
Consider the town of Tritown with only three residents,Ed,Jim,and Tony.The three residents are trying to determine how large,in acres,they should build the public park.The table below shows each resident's willingness to pay for each acre of the park.
 
-Refer to Table 11-1.Suppose the cost to build the park is $30 per acre and that the residents have agreed to split the cost of building the park equally.If the residents decide to build a park with size equal to the number of acres that maximizes total surplus from the park,how much total surplus will Ed receive?

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A)   -$6
B)   -$2
C)   $2
D)   $10E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 8

A study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good is called externality analysis.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Because of the free-rider problem,

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A)   private markets tend to undersupply public goods.
B)   the federal government spends too many resources on national defense and not enough resources on medical research.
C)   fireworks displays have become increasingly dangerous.
D)   poverty has increased.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

The Ogallala aquifer is a large underground pool of fresh water under several western states in the United States.Any farmer with land above the aquifer can at present pump water out of it.Which of the following statements about the aquifer is correct?

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A)   The aquifer is a public good which must be publicly owned to be used efficiently.
B)   The aquifer is a private good which must be privately owned to be used efficiently.
C)   The aquifer is a common property resource which will be overused if no one owns it.
D)   The aquifer is a natural monopoly which should be left as it is.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is not a way for the government to solve the problem of excessive use of common resources?

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A)   regulation
B)   taxes
C)   turning the common resource into a public good
D)   turning the common resource into a private goodE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

In some cases the government can make everyone better off by raising taxes to pay for certain goods that the market fails to provide.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following goods is rival in consumption and excludable?

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A)   a slice of pizza
B)   cable TV service
C)   a sunset
D)   national defenseE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Studies that compare the wages of more risky and less risky occupations estimate the value of a human life to be about

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A)   $1 million.
B)   $5 million.
C)   $10 million.
D)   $20 million.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Suppose that everyone prefers to live in a society without poverty.Further suppose that some private charities are successful in reducing poverty.People who do not contribute to the charities

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A)   receive no external benefit from private antipoverty programs.
B)   decrease the reliance of individuals on antipoverty programs.
C)   can free ride on the generosity of others.
D)   are most likely to be in favor of government-sponsored programs.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

In deciding whether a good is a public good,one must determine the

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A)   incomes of those who benefit from the good.
B)   value of the external benefits that accrue to resource owners.
C)   excludability of the good.
D)   All of the above are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The difference between specific knowledge and general knowledge is that

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A)   the creation of general knowledge is usually more profitable for the creator.
B)   specific knowledge is excludable,while general knowledge is not excludable.
C)   general knowledge is excludable,while specific knowledge is not excludable.
D)   general knowledge is rival in consumption,while specific knowledge is not rival in consumption.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

One possible solution to the problem of protecting a common resource is to convert that resource to a private good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Some goods can be classified as either public goods or private goods depending on the circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Depending on congestion,national parks can be either a common resource or a public good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Public Goods and Common Resources

Some goods can be classified as either public goods or private goods depending on the circumstances.

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The difference between specific knowledge and general knowledge is that

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Depending on congestion,national parks can be either a common resource or a public good.

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Because of the free-rider problem,

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Which of the following statements is not correct?

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In some cases the government can make everyone better off by raising taxes to pay for certain goods that the market fails to provide.

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Which of the following goods is rival in consumption and excludable?

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Which of the following is not a way for the government to solve the problem of excessive use of common resources?

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One possible solution to the problem of protecting a common resource is to convert that resource to a private good.

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In deciding whether a good is a public good,one must determine the

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Suppose that policymakers are doing cost-benefit analysis on a proposal to add traffic barriers to divide the flow of traffic in an effort to increase safety on a given highway.Which of the following statements is correct?

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The Ogallala aquifer is a large underground pool of fresh water under several western states in the United States.Any farmer with land above the aquifer can at present pump water out of it.Which of the following statements about the aquifer is correct?

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of a public good?

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Because elephants roam freely in many countries in Africa,each individual African elephant poacher has

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Studies that compare the wages of more risky and less risky occupations estimate the value of a human life to be about

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A streetlight is a

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A study that compares the costs and benefits to society of providing a public good is called externality analysis.

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The U.S.government protects fish,a common resource,by

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Suppose that everyone prefers to live in a society without poverty.Further suppose that some private charities are successful in reducing poverty.People who do not contribute to the charities

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