Which of the following statements is true about productive and
allocative efficiency?
Productive efficiency and allocative efficiency can only occur
together; neither can occur without the other.
Productive efficiency can only occur if there is also allocative
efficiency.
Society can achieve either productive efficiency or allocative
efficiency, but not both simultaneously.
Realizing allocative efficiency implies that productive
efficiency has been realized.
Select which of the statements below
aretrue.
Both pure and monopolistically competitive firms do not need to
advertise their...
1) Define productive efficiency. Does productive efficiency
imply allocative efficiency? Explain. Productive efficiency is a
situation in which the economy could not produce any more of one
good without sacrificing production of another good. In other
words, productive efficiency occurs when a good or a service is
produced at the lowest possible cost. Productive efficiency can be
defined as producing goods and services for the lowest cost.
Productive efficiency does not imply allocative efficiency because
a firm or an industry...
2. Of the 4 markets discussed, which market structure can
achieve allocative and productive efficiency in the long run
3. Which market structure can have both homogeneous and
differentiated products
4. Describe the characteristics of a pure monopoly
5. What are the benefits of monopolistic competition?
6. Please explain how shut-down rule is applied.
7. Discuss the major barriers to entry into an industry
Efficiency in production (as part of allocative efficiency) is
achieved if an economy's combination of goods (two goods produced
with one resource) falls on its Production Possibilities Frontier.
Yet allocative efficiency additionally requires optimality in
consumption.
Explain overall allocative efficiency (do not worry about the
possibilities of international trade)-- its conditions in the
absence of market failures and why it does not hold in reality.
Efficiency in production (as part of allocative efficiency) is
achieved if an economy's combination of goods (two goods produced
with on resource) falls on its Production Possibilities Frontier.
Yet allocative efficiency additionally requires optimality in
consumption. Explain overall allocative efficiency (do not worry
about the possibilities of international trade)-- its condition in
the absence of market failures and why it does not hold in
reality.
Explain how, in the absence of market failures, efficiency as
part of allocative efficiency in consumption is achieved.
Explain, in the absence of market failures, efficiency in
production (as part of allocative efficiency) is achieved
Explain, and support graphically, the Coase theorem and specify
the conditions necessary for it to hold