-The Figure Above Represents the Competitive Market for Slices of Key

question 117

Multiple Choice

-The figure above represents the competitive market for slices of key lime pie. If the production is 80 slices per day, the cost of the 80th slice is

• A) less than anyone is willing to pay for it.
• B) more than anyone is willing to pay for it.
• C) equal to what someone is willing to pay for it.
• D) equal to the deadweight loss from the 80th slice.
• E) indeterminate.

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