Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Markets and Efficiency

question 173

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : Markets and Efficiency

-(Exhibit: Markets and Efficiency) Using Panel (a) , which of the following statements is (are) true?

• A) A consumer purchasing apples sends a message to producers that tells them marginal benefit equals or exceeds marginal cost.
• B) A consumer's decision to buy apples ratifies the decisions of producers to forgo the production of other goods to produce apples.
• C) At the equilibrium price, the marginal benefit of apples to consumers is reflected by the price they are willing to pay and is equal to the marginal cost of apples.
• D) All of the above statements are true.

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