Privatizing a commons gives the person who owns it an incentive to

A) exploit the resource until it is depleted.
B) restrict it from being used at all.
C) manage it carefully.
D) make it available to everyone without restriction.

C

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A) 200 percent. B) 20 percent. C) 2 percent. D) 0.2 percent.

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Which of the following is not a type of "lock-in" that acts as a barrier to entry into a particular market?

A) Pricing at or below the average cost of production. B) Purchases of durable goods. C) Loyalty programs. D) Specialized suppliers.

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