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A-LevelEconomicsMarket Failure and Government InterventionFeb/Mar 2022Paper 1 Q161 Mark

The National Library Board of Singapore is a public sector organisation that finances and manages the state libraries. What is the most likely reason for this?

ALibraries are public goods.
BLibraries are merit goods.
CThe cost of providing library services would be greater in the private sector.
DThe opportunity cost to the public sector of providing library services is zero.

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About This A-Level Economics Question

This multiple-choice question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) Feb/Mar 2022 examination, Paper 1 Variant 2. It tests the topic of Market Failure and Government Intervention and is worth 1 mark.

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