Question 1 Report
A coastal town provides street lighting using tax revenue. A private firm proposes to switch off the lights unless residents each pay a monthly fee.
(a) Which type of good is street lighting most likely to be? [1]
(b) Explain one reason why a private firm may find it difficult to charge every user. [2]
This is the free-rider problem. Light spreads across public spaces, so the firm cannot easily restrict the benefit only to people who have paid the monthly fee.
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