Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
Microeconomics (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781285859484
Author: William Boyes, Michael Melvin
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 10, Problem 9E
To determine

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The meaning of the phrase "too much electricity is generated" or "too little education is produced" in relevance to the perfect competition model. Whether the firm will produce at the bottom of ATC if the production is too less or too more.

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Using the model of perfect competition, explain what it means to say, “Too much electricity is generated,” or “Too little education is produced.” Would the firm be producing at the bottom of the ATC curve if too much or too little was being produced?”
Why perfect competition is allocatively efficient, the price that people are willing to pay represents the gains to society and the marginal cost to the firm represents the costs to society.
explains why in perfect competition, there are no economic profits or losses in the long run?
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