In a world of perfect information, if consumers could costlessly contract with private contractors to produce a good and there were no economies of scale,

a. firms would be unnecessary
b. markets would be unnecessary
c. consumers would be unnecessary
d. consumers would face greater production costs
e. firms would be more efficient than the market


A

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a.
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b.
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c.
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d.
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