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Why is it unlikely that government will be able to correct a failure of a market outcome?


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Marginal Cost

The increase in costs from making an additional unit of a product or service.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in economics where all factors of production are fully adjustable, leading to a situation where no economic agent has an incentive to change its behavior.

Monopolistic Competition

A marketplace setup in which a wide range of companies vend products that are comparable but not clones, enabling some level of market sway.

Profit Maximization

The process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit.

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