When a group of people stand to gain from an action that is not rational for any of the members to undertake individually, it is referred to as a:
A. free-rider problem.
B. collective-action problem.
C. moral hazard problem.
D. societal-wellbeing problem.
B. collective-action problem.
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A) constant; constant B) growing; constant C) constant; growing D) growing; growing