MARGINAL COST, MARGINAL BENEFITS & MARGINAL UTILITY STUDY GUIDE WITH PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024-2025 NEW GENERATION When are the profits of a producer maximized? When marginal cost equals marginal benefit What is another term for net benefit to a producer? Economic profit What is most likely to happen to the allocation of resources in a market when both consumers and producers in the market have well-defined property right? The allocation of resources will be efficient. The market for apples achieves an efficient allocation of resources when producers and consumers interact. What is a necessary requirement for such an efficiency to exist? Sellers should have property rights to the apples they grow. Assume the market for cellphones to be perfectly competitive. The consumers are willing to pay $100 per unit. At the output level where the net benefit is maximized, what should be the marginal cost of producing apples? $100.00. Which of the following is an essential requirement for a competitive market to function efficiently? Well defined property rights What does the term consumer surplus refer to? It refers to the difference between the benefits received by consuming a good and the price paid for the good. If a firm