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Type your question hereWhich of the following best illustrates the free rider pr

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Question

Type your question hereWhich of the following best illustrates the free rider problem?

A. Since no one owns elephants and elephants are valued for their hide, meat and ivory, elephants can be hunted to extinction.

B. For every purchase of a $30 fare card, you are entitled to five free bus rides.

C. If your neighbors professionally landscape their front yards, it is likely that the market value of your property will increase.

D. All three homeowners in a quiet cul-de-sac have expressed the desirability of security lighting in the common parking area. One of the homeowners installs the lighting and asks you to contribute toward the cost. You choose not to contribute.

Explanation / Answer

D

as it is the common place the one who do not contribute for lighting enjoys the facility without paying for it, this clearly indicates free riders problem