Use the Following to Answer Question(s): Markets and Efficiency

question 107

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) : Markets and Efficiency

-(Exhibit: Markets and Efficiency) Using Panel (a) , which of the following statements is (are) true?

• A) Consumers face a price that bears no relation to marginal cost.
• B) Consumers face a price of apples that signals their marginal cost.
• C) Consumers will buy apples as long as their marginal cost exceeds their marginal benefits.
• D) All of the above statements are true.

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