Asked by
Jonathan Sabinson
on Oct 09, 2024Verified
If an economy produces its most wanted goods but uses outdated production methods,it is:
A) achieving productive efficiency but not allocative efficiency.
B) not achieving productive efficiency.
C) achieving both productive and allocative efficiency.
D) engaged in roundabout production.
Allocative Efficiency
A state of the economy in which production is in line with consumer preferences; every good or service is produced up to the point where the last unit provides a benefit to consumers equal to the cost of producing it.
Production Methods
Various techniques and processes used to create goods and services.
- Describe the principles of productive and allocative efficiency, emphasizing their differential characteristics.
Verified Answer
BE
Learning Objectives
- Describe the principles of productive and allocative efficiency, emphasizing their differential characteristics.