In What Order Are Dictionary Items Visited During an Iteration

question 42

Multiple Choice

In what order are dictionary items visited during an iteration?

• A) the order in which they were added
• B) ascending, by key value
• C) descending, by item value
• D) no particular order

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Definitions:

Efficient

The property of resource allocation where it is impossible to make any one individual better off without making at least one individual worse off.

Marginal Benefit

Marginal benefit is the additional satisfaction or utility that a consumer receives from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Social Cost

The total cost to society, including both private costs borne by the producer and external costs borne by others, of producing a good or service.

Perfectly Competitive

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, all selling identical products, with no single entity able to influence the market price.