Allocative Efficiency Is Achieved in an Industry When Firms Supply

question 34

True/False

Allocative efficiency is achieved in an industry when firms supply those goods and services that provide consumers with a marginal benefit equal to the marginal cost of producing those goods and services.

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Crib Signs

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Idiosyncratic Signs

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Overgeneralization

The cognitive bias involving the extension of conclusions or rules to broader contexts than is justified by the evidence, often seen in language acquisition and stereotyping.

Overregularization

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