Which of the Following Statements Is False

question 139

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is false?

• A)The sum of producer and consumer surplus is maximized when equilibrium is achieved.
• B)Any successful effort to keep price from going to equilibrium decreases the sum of producer and consumer surplus in a market.
• C)The sum of producer and consumer surplus is maximized when Pareto efficiency is achieved.
• D)Consumer surplus is at its maximum when the price of a product is zero.
• E)Producer surplus is all that is maximized when Pareto efficiency is achieved.

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