A public good such as a streetlight will not be provided by a private profit-seeking company because
a. the streetlight is also a merit good
b. the streetlight is an exclusive and rival good
c. it takes a government to maintain the streetlights, e.g., changing bulbs
d. private companies can't compete with government in producing streetlights
e. the benefit a person derives from having streetlights are less than the cost of installing streetlights
E
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