Market Failure Is the Inability of

question 390

Multiple Choice

Market failure is the inability of

• A)buyers to interact harmoniously with sellers in the market.
• B)a market to establish an equilibrium price.
• C)buyers to place a value on the good or service.
• D)some unregulated markets to allocate resources efficiently.

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Definitions:

Investment

The purchase, construction, or development of resources, including physical assets, such as plants and machinery, and human assets, such as better education. Investment expands an economy’s resources. The process of investment is sometimes called capital formation.

Barter Economy

An economic system where goods and services are exchanged directly for other goods and services without the use of money.

Currency

A system of money in general use in a particular country or economic context, serving as a medium of exchange for goods and services.

Interest

The cost of borrowing money or the payment received for lending money, typically expressed as a percentage of the principal amount per year.