We say that equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market is allocatively efficient because

a. the sum of consumer and producer surplus is maximized
b. the sum of consumer and producer surplus is minimized
c. the sum of consumer and producer surplus is zero
d. consumer surplus is maximized
e. producer surplus is zero

A

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