49. chapter mank07t, section .77, problem 077 on holiday weekends thousands of people picnic in state parks. some picnic areas become so overcrowded the benefit or value of picnicking diminishes to zero. suppose that the minnesota state park service institutes a variable fee structure. on weekdays when the picnic areas get little use, the fee is zero. on normal weekends, the fee is $8 per person. on holiday weekends, the fee is $14 per person. the fee system corrects a problem known as the a. tragedy of the commons. b. free rider problem. c. public goods problem. d. coase theorem.

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions