Your Employer, the Governor of Your State, Recently Announced His

Multiple Choice

Your employer, the governor of your state, recently announced his retirement from public service. You and your coworkers decide to buy him a retirement gift to show your appreciation, and you offer to purchase the gift, placing a collection jar in a common area for anonymous donations. After a week, you find very little money in the jar, so you end up largely paying for the gift yourself. You are the victim of the _____ problem.

A) common resource
B) private good
C) club good
D) free-rider