Suppose the latest Hunger Games movie first played in theaters, where it sold out during its opening week. Several months later it was available on pay-per-view TV. Two years later it was shown on CBS, a broadcast television network. When the movie was playing in theaters, it was a ________ good; when it was available on pay-per-view TV, it was a ________ good; and when it was shown on CBS, it was a ________ good.
A)private; public; public
B)private; collective; public
C)collective; private; commons
D)collective; commons; public

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A movie playing in a theater is both excludable and rival. A movie playing on pay-per-view TV is excludable but nonrival. A movie playing on broadcast television is nonexcludable and nonrival.

Suppose the Latest Hunger Games Movie First Played in Theaters