Economic efficiency is defined as a market outcome in which market price is equal to the marginal cost of production, and in which economic surplus is minimized the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus is minimized the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus is at a maximum the sum of the benefits to firms is equal to the sum of the benefits to consumers

Economic efficiency is defined as a market outcome in which market price is equal to the marginal cost of production, and in which economic surplus is minimized the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus is minimized the sum of consumer surplus and producer surplus is at a maximum the sum of the benefits to firms is equal to the sum of the benefits to consumers

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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