Why are public goods non-rival in consumption? Explain with a real-world example
What will be an ideal response?
A public good like national defense is non-rival in consumption. This is because the enjoyment of national security by a citizen of a country does not reduce the level of security enjoyed by others.
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Refer to the above table. Assuming constant opportunity costs
A) neither country will be willing to engage in trade at any rate of exchange of product A for product B. B) both countries will be willing to engage in trade at a rate of exchange of 0.3 unit of product A for 1 unit of product B. C) both countries will be willing to engage in trade at a rate of exchange of 3 units of product A for 1 unit of product B. D) both countries will be willing to engage in trade at a rate of exchange of 1.5 unit of product A for 1 unit of product B.
Dolly the sheep made headlines in 1997 because she was the first mammal cloned from the cell of another adult mammal. This technique may eventually allow farmers to clone whole herds of healthy animals. a . Explain what effect a successful sheep cloning
program could have on the market for lamb. b. Explain what effect a successful sheep cloning program could have on the markets for beef and chicken, assuming that cattle and chicken cannot be cloned.