Which of the following can result in a market producing an inefficient quantity of a good? i. competition ii. an external cost or an external benefit iii. a tax

A) i only
B) iii only
C) ii only
D) ii and iii
E) i and iii


D

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A. decrease; decrease B. decrease; increase C. increase; increase D. increase; decrease

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Total fixed costs decrease as output expands

a. True b. False

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An example of automatic stabilizers is

A. taxes falling in an expansion. B. taxes rising in a recession. C. government spending rising in a recession. D. all of the above

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