The marginal cost of providing another viewer with access to HBO is zero. Since only people who pay for HBO can watch it:

A. HBO will not be profitable in the long run.
B. more than the socially optimal number of people will have access HBO.
C. access to HBO is nonexcludable.
D. fewer than the socially optimal number of people will have access to HBO.


Answer: D

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