Multiple Choice
In a competitive market,an efficient allocation of resources is characterized by
A) a price greater than the marginal cost of production.
B) the possibility of further mutually beneficial transactions.
C) the largest possible sum of consumer and producer surplus.
D) a value of consumer surplus equal to that of producer surplus.
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