Television broadcasts are often given as examples of a public good. However, it is possible to code a broadcast so that only people who pay for the decoder box can view it. The use of a coded signal does what to a television broadcast?
A) Makes it rival
B) Makes it nonrival
C) Makes it excludable
D) Makes it nonexcludable

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Coding a television broadcast makes it excludable because only those who pay for the decoder can access the broadcast, thus excluding non-payers.

Television Broadcasts Are Often Given as Examples of a Public