The Competitive Market Price of a Good

question 48

Multiple Choice

The competitive market price of a good

• A) is equal to the value consumers place on the last unit they purchased.
• B) must reflect both the value to consumers and cost to producers.
• C) must exceed the cost of producing an extra unit of the good.
• D) must be less than what consumers are willing to pay for an additional unit of the good.

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