Which of the Following Conditions Does Not Need to Occur

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following conditions does not need to occur for a market to achieve allocative efficiency?

• A)Consumers' maximum willingness to pay equals producers' minimum acceptable price for the last unit of output.
• B)The sum of producer and consumer surplus is maximized.
• C)The total revenue received by producers equals the total cost of production.
• D)The marginal benefit of the last unit produced equals the marginal cost of producing that unit.

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