Which of the following is not an example of a free rider problem? Select the correct answer below: individuals enjoying a city funded fireworks display from their backyard () homeowners tying into a gas line after a neighbor paid to bring the main line onto the street an individual using a highway that charges tolls a household in a neighborhood taking advantage of the benefits of snow removal without chipping into the neighborhood fund that pays for it

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Which of the following is not an example of a free rider problem?
Select the correct answer below:
individuals enjoying a city funded fireworks display from their backyard
homeowners tying into a gas line after a neighbor paid to bring the main line onto the street
an individual using a highway that charges tolls
a household in a neighborhood taking advantage of the benefits of snow removal without chipping
into the neighborhood fund that pays for it
Transcribed Image Text:Which of the following is not an example of a free rider problem? Select the correct answer below: individuals enjoying a city funded fireworks display from their backyard homeowners tying into a gas line after a neighbor paid to bring the main line onto the street an individual using a highway that charges tolls a household in a neighborhood taking advantage of the benefits of snow removal without chipping into the neighborhood fund that pays for it
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Public goods are those goods which are non-rivalrous and non-excludable.

Free rider refers when individual consumes goods and services without paying.

 

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