Which of the following statements is true?  a Examples of market failures are natural monopolies, public goods, externalities, and asymmetric information.  b The government cannot increase the effectiveness of a market system.  c The combination of technology and the prices of the required resources determines the most efficient production technique.  d All of the above.  e Only a) and c)

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