Question

If an economy is producing at a point on its production possibilities frontier, it is: a.efficient in production and allocation. b.efficient in allocation but not necessarily in production. c.not necessarily efficient in production or allocation. d.efficient in production but not necessarily in allocation.

Answer 1

Answer:

d.efficient in production but not necessarily in allocation.

Explanation:

The production possibility curve portrays the cost of society's choice between two different goods. An economy that operates at the frontier has the highest standard of living it can achieve, as it is producing as much as it can using the same resources. If the amount produced is inside the curve, then all of the resources are not being used.

- all points on the curve are points of maximum productive efficiency

- However, an economy may achieve productive efficiency without necessarily being allocatively efficient. Market failure (such as imperfect competition or externalities) and some institutions of social decision-making (such as government and tradition) may lead to the wrong combination of goods being produced (hence the wrong mix of resources being allocated between producing the two goods) compared to what consumers would prefer, given what is feasible on the PPF.