6. Consider a good with a production process with fixed costs and constant marginal costs. Which of the following statements are correct? a) If marginal costs are zero the good is non-excludable. b) If marginal costs are zero the good is non-rival. c) A Pareto-efficient market equilibrium implies that the production process cannot cover its costs. d) A Pareto-efficient market equilibrium requires a price of zero.

6. Consider a good with a production process with fixed costs and constant marginal costs. Which of the following statements are correct? a) If marginal costs are zero the good is non-excludable. b) If marginal costs are zero the good is non-rival. c) A Pareto-efficient market equilibrium implies that the production process cannot cover its costs. d) A Pareto-efficient market equilibrium requires a price of zero.

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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