Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 1.6

1.6 — practice question

A local council installs a tap supplying drinking water in a town. Would this mean that drinking water is a free good?

  • ANo, because it is possible to exclude some people from using the tap.
  • BNo, because it requires the use of scarce resources.
  • CYes, because it is available to all passers-by.
  • DYes, because it is impossible to charge for it.

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