The Reduction in Consumer and Producer Surplus That Results from Underproduction

question 48

Multiple Choice

The reduction in consumer and producer surplus that results from underproduction is called

• A) a quantity loss.
• B) a deadweight loss.
• C) an internal cost.
• D) None of the above answers is correct.

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