Which of the Following Can Create Inefficiency and Deadweight Loss

question 69

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can create inefficiency and deadweight loss?

• A) Moral hazard can create inefficiency and deadweight loss but adverse selection cannot.
• B) Adverse selection can create inefficiency and deadweight loss but moral hazard cannot.
• C) Both moral hazard and adverse selection can create inefficiency and deadweight loss .
• D) Neither moral hazard nor adverse selection can create inefficiency and deadweight loss .
• E) None of the above answers are correct because whether inefficiency and deadweight loss are created depends on whether the moral hazard and adverse selection affect demanders or suppliers.

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Definitions:

Fixed Costs

Costs that do not change in total amount with a change in business activity level, such as rent or salaries.

Short Run

The short run in economics is a period during which at least one input, like plant size, is fixed and cannot be changed.

Monopolistically Competitive

A market structure where many firms sell products that are similar but not identical, allowing for some degree of market power and price setting.

Fixed Costs

Expenses that do not vary with the level of production or sales, such as rent or salaries.