If Output of a Good or Service Is Zero in a Market

question 81

Multiple Choice

If output of a good or service is zero in a market system,then we know that

• A)the market system has failed.
• B)the government must be preventing the production and sale of the good.
• C)the good is a demerit good.
• D)the lowest cost of producing the good is greater than the highest price consumers are willing and able to pay.

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Definitions:

Full Employment

A situation in an economy where all available labor resources are being used in the most efficient way possible, typically characterized by the absence of cyclical unemployment.

Combined Value

The total worth generated by merging two or more elements, products, or processes, which is often greater than the sum of their separate values.

Total Product

The total output produced by a firm from a given amount of inputs during a specific period of time.

Wage Rate

The amount of compensation paid to an employee per unit of time, often expressed as an hourly or annual amount.