Refer to Figure 4-5. The figure above represents the market for pecans. Assume that this is a competitive market. If 4,000 pounds of pecans are sold
A) marginal benefit is equal to marginal cost.
B) consumer surplus equals zero.
C) the deadweight loss is equal to $12,000.
D) the marginal benefit of each of the 4,000 pounds of pecans equals $3.
C
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A change in the supply of one factor of production
a. can alter the earnings of all of the other factors. b. alters the earnings of capital and labor but not land. c. will not change the marginal productivities of other factors but may change their prices. d. alters the earnings of that factor only.