An Engine Should Produce a Minimum of _____ Inches of Vacuum

question 4

Short Answer

An engine should produce a minimum of _____ inches of vacuum while cranking, but most engines will produce far more.

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Definitions:

Allocative Efficiency

A state where resources are allocated in a way that maximizes the net benefit to society, with products being produced at a quantity where the price equals marginal cost.

Consumer Surplus

The contrast between the total payment consumers are willing and financially able to make for a good or service and the amount they truly pay.

Producer Surplus

The discrepancy between the price producers agree to sell a good for and the price they actually end up receiving.

Economic Efficiency

A condition in which resources are allocated in the most effective way possible, maximizing outputs from given inputs without waste.