What Is a Market Failure

question 14

Multiple Choice

What is a market failure?

• A)It refers to the inability of the market to allocate resources efficiently up to the point where marginal social benefit equals marginal social cost.
• B)It refers to the inability of the market to allocate resources efficiently up to the point where marginal social benefit equals marginal private cost.
• C)It refers to a situation where an entire sector of the economy (for example, the airline industry)collapses because of some unforeseen event.
• D)It refers to a breakdown in a market economy because of widespread corruption in government.

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Definitions:

Categorical

Pertaining to categorization or the division of something into distinct categories.

Quantity Words

Words that express amounts of items or describe the extent of something, such as "many," "few," "several," etc.

Hypothetical Conclusion

A conclusion that is based on a conditional statement, depending largely on a "if-then" scenario.

Fallacy

A fault in logical judgment that causes an argument to be invalid or not based on sound reasoning.