Answer:
The correct answer is option c.
Explanation:
The tragedy of the commons is an economic problem in which individuals' rational decisions lead to collective irrationality. The individual consumers want to maximize their satisfaction so they consume a common resource in the way to maximize utility or satisfaction. But collective consumption in this manner leads to overconsumption of resources.
Individuals take better care of the resources they privately own than the common resources. Individuals focus on their wellbeing instead of the collective welfare of society and ignore social welfare in the process of maximizing their personal welfare.
