When Production Moves from the Efficient Quantity to a Point

question 287

Multiple Choice

When production moves from the efficient quantity to a point of overproduction,

• A) consumer surplus definitely increases.
• B) the sum of producer surplus and consumer surplus increases.
• 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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