Markets Will Always Allocate Resources Efficiently

question 135

True/False

Markets will always allocate resources efficiently.

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Definitions:

Average Variable Cost

Average variable cost is the total variable cost divided by the quantity of output, showing the cost of producing one more unit of a good.

Marginal Product

The additional output produced by using one more unit of a given input, holding all other inputs constant.

Marginal Cost Curve

A graphical representation that shows how the cost of producing one additional unit of a good changes as the production volume varies.

Short-Run Marginal Cost

The change in total cost associated with producing one additional unit of output, considering some inputs are fixed.