Is a Monopolistically Competitive Firm Allocatively Efficient

question 216

Multiple Choice

Is a monopolistically competitive firm allocatively efficient?

• A)No, because it does not produce at minimum average total cost.
• B)Yes, because it produces where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
• C)No, because price is greater than marginal cost.
• D)Yes, because price equals average total cost.

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Definitions:

Public Good

A good or service offered to every member of a society for free, supplied by either government entities or private individuals or groups, without seeking financial gain.

Collective Willingness

The aggregate propensity of a group to invest in goods, services, or actions that benefit the community or society as a whole.

Public Good

This refers to goods or services made available to all societal members at no cost, delivered by the government or private sectors, with no intent of making a profit.

Marginal Cost

The growth in the cumulative expense incurred from creating one more unit of a product or service.