The French government recently allocated the equivalent of m

The French government recently allocated the equivalent of more than $120 million in public funds to Quaero (Latin for \"I search\"), an Internet search engine analogous to Google or Yahoo. Is a publicly funded Internet search engine a public good or a government sponsored good? 0 A. lt is a government sponsored good, deemed politically desirable through the political process. OB. It is a public good, unlikley to be provided in the private market. O C. It is a public good, deemed socially desirable through the political process. O D. It is a government sponsored good, deemed socially desirable through the political process. Does an Internet search engine satisfy the key characteristics of a public good? 0 A. Yes, because it can be used by many people simultaneously at no additional opportunity cost. and it would be too costly to exclude users. O B. No, because the principle of rival consumption applies but users could not be excluded. ° C. No, because the principle of rival consumption does not apply but users could not be excluded. O D. No, it can be consumed simultaneously by many users at little or no additional cost, but the advertising space is limited, and advertisers can be excluded.

Solution

A public good can be used by more and more people at no additional opportunity cost and without depriving others of any of the services of the good. An Internet search engine satisfies neither property of a public good because access to a search engine can be restricted, and the provider of an Internet search engine can require someone to pay to use the search engine. Therefore, the French Internet search engine is a government-sponsored good, not a public good ( if users can be excluded)

Answer:

B

A ) here as it will be too expensive to excluded users one could classify the search engine as a public good.