Which of the following is an example of a positive externality? a) Sam dug a pond so he could go fishing, but the pond has contributed to an explosion of mosquitoes in your neighborhood. b) Sam has dozens of cats, and they come into your yard to hunt the birds that come to your bird bath. c) Sam buys a dilapidated house because of low price. He renovates it. By doing so it also increases the property values of all houses in the neighborhood. d) Liquid waste from Sam's chicken farm flows into a neighbor's well water.

Read the overview below and complete the activities that follow. apartment complexes often look for ways to recruit new tenants and retain current tenants. although apartment complexes offer the tangible benefit of shelter to their tenants, many apartment complexes also offer additional services to tenants to encourage tenants to stay or to support the rent prices. the following scenario identifies the several service gaps of a company that runs an apartment complex as well as solutions for reducing these service gaps. concept review: customers have certain expectations about how a service should be delivered. a service gap occurs when the delivery of a service fails to meet customer expectations. there are four types of service gaps: knowledge gap, standards gap, delivery gap, and the communications gap. it is important for marketers to identify these gaps and develop strategies for minimizing them. match the example or solution to the appropriate service gap category.1. wait for repairs 5. train employees well2. understand expectations 6. incentives for tenants3. do not overpromise 7. family movie night4. empower employees 8. delayed lawn careservice gap example solutionknowledge gap standards gap delivery gap communication gap