As long as the marginal benefit from a good is greater than its marginal cost, an economy is operating efficiently
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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Market equilibrium
i. can never occur because there are always people who want a good but cannot afford it. ii. occurs at the intersection of the supply and demand curves. iii. is the point where the price equals the quantity. A) ii and iii B) i only C) ii only D) i and ii E) iii only
The optimal mark-up is: m = -1/ (E+1). When the mark-up on cookware equals 50%, then demand elasticity (E) for cookware is:
a. -1 b. -1.5 c. -2 d. -3
A budget surplus is the:
A. amount of money a government spends beyond the net revenue it brings in. B. amount of net revenue a government brings in beyond what it spends. C. total amount of money that a government owes. D. total amount of money that a government receives from a tax increase.
An increase in the cost of acquiring human capital will shift the labor supply curve to the left; eventually, this will tend to decrease the equilibrium wage rate
a. True b. False