Question 1
Which of the following is required for an individual firm to be productively efficient?
◦ The firm must be on its
LRAC curve.
◦
MC =
P for all goods.
◦ All resources must be fully used.
◦ The firm must be allocatively efficient.
◦
P =
ATC for all goods.
Question 2
Do firms actively seek allocative efficiency?
◦ Yes, but only perfectly-competitive firms seek allocative efficiency.
◦ Yes, all firms in all market structures seek allocative efficiency.
◦ No, firms do not seek allocative efficiency.
◦ Yes, but only profit-maximizing, imperfectly-competitive firms seek allocative efficiency.
◦ Yes, profit-maximizing firms in all market structures seek allocative efficiency.