Suppose you are in charge of snow removal in your community and you are trying to figure out if you should clear snow on a street. You survey the 20 people that live on that street who say they they each value having snow cleared on their street at $50 per year. The snow removal only costs $600 per year so you hire a snow plow and clear the snow that winter. When you ask for donations to pay for the snow removal you only receive $80. What does this result show?   a   The people on that street were free-riders.

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Suppose you are in charge of snow removal in your community and you are trying to figure out if you should clear snow on a street. You survey the 20 people that live on that street who say they they each value having snow cleared on their street at $50 per year. The snow removal only costs $600 per year so you hire a snow plow and clear the snow that winter. When you ask for donations to pay for the snow removal you only receive $80. What does this result show?

 

a

 

The people on that street were free-riders.

 

b

 

The snow removal suffered from the Tragedy of the Commons problems.

 

c

 

The snow removal cost must have been greater than their economic benefit.

 

d

 

You must have overestimated the value of a fireworks show.

 

 

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