Using the values for the marginal benefit and the marginal cost of a bushel of apples given in the table above, what is the allocatively efficient quantity of apples? Suppose 10 million bushels of apples are produced
Should the quantity be increased or decreased? What if 20 million bushels are produced; should the quantity be increased or decreased?
The allocatively efficient quantity of apples is 15 million bushels because this is the quantity at which the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost. If 10 million bushels of apples are produced, the marginal benefit exceeds the marginal cost, so more apples should be produced. If 20 million bushels of apples are produced, the marginal cost exceeds the marginal benefit and so fewer apples should be produced.
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