The free-rider problem occurs because:
a.it is easy to exclude others from consuming the good.
b.consumption is rival in nature,and the consumption of a product by one individual diminishes that available for others.
c.exclusion is costly or impossible,so that a consumer or producer can use the good without having to pay for it.
d.the consumption of a good imposes costs on others who not directly involved in the transaction.
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