Allocative Efficiency Is Achieved in an Industry When Firms Supply

question 34

True/False

Allocative efficiency is achieved in an industry when firms supply those goods and services that provide consumers with a marginal benefit equal to the marginal cost of producing those goods and services.

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Definitions:

Deontological Theory

An ethical framework that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to rules or duties, rather than the consequences of the action.

Utilitarian Theory

A theory in ethics and philosophy that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority.

Teleological Theory

Refers to an ethical theory that the morality of an action is determined by its outcome or end result.

Profit Maximization Theory

A theory suggesting that the primary goal of a company is to increase its profits to the highest possible level within a given time period, subject to legal and market constraints.