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Allocative Mechanisms-Brute Force

I have a problem in economics on Allocative Mechanisms. Please help me in the following question. Timmy gives Butch his lunch money every day to keep Butch from giving Timmy black eyes, swirly, and atomic wedgies. Butch preferred allocative mechanism is an illustration of: (i) Terrorism. (ii) Brute force. (iii) The invisible hand. (iv) Queuing. (v) Egalitarianism.

Choose the right answer.

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