In the United Kingdom,most public television programming is paid for by a yearly license fee assessed on every household.Television detection vans go through neighborhoods to detect unlicensed households and keep them from viewing without paying.This is a good example of the _ provision of _.

A) public;private goods
B) public;goods that are made artificially excludable in consumption
C) public;common resources
D) private;artificially scarce goods

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In the United Kingdom,most public television programming is paid for by a yearly license fee assessed on every household.Television detection vans go through neighborhoods to detect unlicensed households and keep them from viewing without paying.This is a good example of the _____ provision of _____.

A) public;private goods
B) public;goods that are made artificially excludable in consumption
C) public;common resources
D) private;artificially scarce goods

Michelle Ramos · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The provision of television programming through a mandatory license fee is an example of a public good, but the use of detection vans to exclude non-paying households makes the good artificially excludable, hence it falls under the category of goods that are made artificially excludable in consumption.

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