Which of the Following Is a Pareto-Optimal Condition for an Economy

question 22

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a Pareto-optimal condition for an economy with public goods and many private goods?

• A) Private goods should be allocated until that point at which the marginal rate of substitution between any two goods equals their price ratio
• B) The marginal rates of technical substitution of the inputs to production of only two goods must be equal
• C) The marginal rates of substitution equal the marginal rates of transformation for any two goods

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