Suppose a service is currently produced by perfectly competitive private firms. That good has the characteristics of a public good. It will be produced in quantities that are: a. too large for allocative efficiency.b. too small for allocative efficiency.c. exactly the amount that is allocatively efficient.d. in the right amounts, but of lower quality.

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