1.
Explain whether the masks provided by MTRC, KCRC and bus companies
are ‘free goods’.
2. Briefly explain whether production
is involved when MTRC staff distribute free antiseptic warm hand towels to
passengers.
3. The
following photo was taken at a dispensary in Causeway Bay on 15 April 2003.
Explain whether the masks distributed to senior citizens are free goods. What
criterion/criteria is/are used by the shop owner in allocating the masks?
4.
Besides surgical masks, there is also a surge in the demand for
protective clothing and eye masks in hospitals, government departments and
institutions. Given the limited stock of protective clothing and eye masks
currently held by suppliers, what criteria, in your opinion, would suppliers
use in allocating these resources among its many customers?
5.
This shop in Causeway Bay provides herbal tea to people free of
charge. Is the herbal tea a free
good?
