Table: Example Goods A Watermelon A Lighthouse Smog Reduction Online Video Games Cable Internet Service National Defense A Private Beach A Public Beach A Pencil Soup Kitchen Meals A Chair Toll Highways Public Roads Reference: Ref 18-2 (Table: Example Goods) Refer to the table. Which of the following contains only common resources from the table?

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Common resources are those that are non-excludable and rivalrous. Based on the table, the only items that fit this criteria are a public beach, soup kitchen meals, and public roads, which are all included in choice B. The other choices include private goods (watermelon, chair, pencil), club goods (cable internet service), common-pool resources (toll highways), and public goods (lighthouse, smog reduction, national defense, online video games).

Table: Example Goods a Watermelon a Lighthouse Smog Reduction Online