The failure of private incentives to provide adequate maintenance of public resources leads to the tragedy of the commons

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false

True

Economics

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Last year a firm made 1,000 units of its product available at a price of $5 per unit. This year the firm will still make 1,000 units available, but only if the price is $7 per unit. What is most likely to have happened?

a. Supply has increased b. Supply has decreased c. Demand has decreased d. Quantity demanded has increased e. Quantity supplied has increased

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Assume that at the current market price of $4 per unit of a good, you are willing and able to buy 20 units. Last year at a price of $4 per unit, you would have purchased 30 units. What is most likely to have happened over the last year?

a. Demand has increased b. Demand has decreased c. Supply has increased d. Supply has decreased e. Quantity supplied has decreased

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