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Are the goods that businesses offer for "free" to consumers also free to society? a

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Are the goods that businesses offer for "free" to consumers also free to society?

a. Yes, because the individual consumer does not have to pay for them.

b. Yes, because the marginal benefit is greater than the marginal cost.

c. No, because scarce resources were used to produce the free goods.

d. No, because society does not assign a value to free goods.