Rural/Metro-A Private,subscription-Based Fire Protection and Emergency Service Provider-Was Founded by Lou

Multiple Choice

Rural/Metro-a private,subscription-based fire protection and emergency service provider-was founded by Lou Witzeman in 1948.Witzeman lived in an unincorporated suburb of Phoenix that did not provide fire-fighting services.Witzeman canvassed his neighbors and found that nearly all of them promised to pay him $10/year to provide fire protection.After investing his last $900 in a truck and firefighting equipment,most of his neighbors refused to pay him.This is an example of a ________.

A) government provision
B) free-rider problem
C) common pool resource
D) club good