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public goods, common resources, and the free-rider problem

Review public goods, common resources, and the free-rider problem for AP Microeconomics and try 2 free AP-style practice questions. 17 questions on this topic in AP Micro · Unit 6 · Market Failure and the Role of Government.

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Question 1

Suppose new scrambling technology lets a broadcaster charge only households that buy a decoder to receive its signal. Which of the following describes the broadcast after the change?

Question 2

Because street lighting in Avalon is nonrival, which of the following describes how individual marginal benefit curves must be combined to find the socially optimal quantity?

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The price of gasoline rises 10% and the quantity demanded falls 5%. What happens to total revenue?

Not quite. The answer is B.

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Write your FRQ answer and get it scored point by point against the AP rubric, with the line from your answer that earned or missed each point.

Question 13 / 4 pts
Part a1 / 1 pts
Point 1: Earned
Grader confidence 94% sure

Reason: Correctly identifies demand for gasoline as inelastic.

Evidence: "The price of gasoline rises and the quantity falls only a little."

Part b2 / 3 pts
Point 1: Earned
Grader confidence 91% sure

Reason: Graph shows relatively inelastic demand.

Evidence: Draws a steep demand curve.

Point 2: Earned
Grader confidence 88% sure

Reason: Correct new equilibrium price.

Evidence: Shifts supply left, P1 → P2.

Point 3: Not earned
Grader confidence 82% sure

Reason: With inelastic demand, a price increase raises total revenue.

Evidence: "Revenue goes down."

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