If the printed circuit board market is perfectly competitive,

a. too many printed circuit boards will be produced
b. printed circuit boards will be allocated efficiently
c. too few printed circuit boards will be produced
d. economic efficiency will not be achieved
e. printed circuit boards will be evenly distributed among consumers


B

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