When There Is Market Failure So That a Market Produces

question 166

Multiple Choice

When there is market failure so that a market produces less than the efficient amount,

• A) consumer surplus definitely is larger than when the efficient quantity is produced.
• B) the sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus is larger than when the efficient quantity is produced.
• C) there is a deadweight loss.
• D) consumers definitely lose and producers definitely gain.
• E) consumers definitely gain and producers definitely lose.

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