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Golf Club Policy Change Analysis
A private golf club, which is rarely crowded, decides to eliminate its mandatory membership fee. It will now allow anyone to play and will fund its operations solely through voluntary donations collected at the entrance. Analyze how this new policy alters the two defining economic characteristics of the golf course and what new classification the course would fall under as a result.
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