Efficient Markets

question 6

Multiple Choice

Efficient markets:

• A) maximize total surplus.
• B) can occur without a central planner.
• C) occur when a perfectly competitive, well-functioning market is in equilibrium.
• D) All of these are true.

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Pretax Return

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