You and your roommate have a stack of dirty dishes in the sink. Either of you wo
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You and your roommate have a stack of dirty dishes in the sink. Either of you would wash the dishes if the decision were up to you; however, neither will do it in the expectation (hopel) that the other will deal with the mess. Explain how this example illustrates the problem of public goods and free riding. OA. The dishes illustrate a public good because both you and your roommate have incentive to wait for the other person to wash the dishes O B. The dishes are a public good but do not represent free riding because there is no cost from failing to wash them. OC. The possibility that the other person might do the dishes makes it seem that an optimal strategy is to simply leave the dishes. O D. Both A and C.Explanation / Answer
D) both A and C
The dishes illustrates a public good because both you and your roommate have incentive to wait for the other person to wash the dishes. And the possibility that the other person might do the dishes makes it seem that an optimal strategy is to simply leave the dishes.
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