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What is the opportunity cost of producing capital goods such as a new road?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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List four sources of market failure.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 29, 2018
Answer to Question 1

The opportunity cost of producing a new road can be measured by the next best alternative that could have been produced with the same resources.

Answer to Question 2

(1.) Imperfect competition
(2) Externalities.
(3.) Production of public goods.
(4.) Imperfect information.


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