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A-LevelEconomicsBasic economic ideas and resource allocation9708/12 · Oct/Nov 2025 · Q21 Mark

A public good must both be non-rivalrous in consumption and have the characteristic of non-excludability. Which situation meets both of these conditions?

Aformer nationalised rail network which has been privatised
Bgood that has an opportunity cost
Cthe building of a new toll road which charges all users the same toll
Dthe provision of street lighting which improves a locality

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D: the provision of street lighting which improves a locality

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Basic economic ideas and resource allocation, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Economics, Oct/Nov 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 2.

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