If a Competitive Market Is Producing at the Efficient Quantity

question 63

Multiple Choice

If a competitive market is producing at the efficient quantity, all of the following are true except which one?

• A)Total surplus is maximized.
• B)The marginal benefit to society equals the marginal cost.
• C)The efficient quantity is being produced.
• D)There is overproduction in the market.

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