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Which of the following statements is true regarding profit maximising firms operating in perfect competition?A    Firms are productively efficient in the short run and allocatively inefficient in the long runB    Firms are dynamically efficient in the long runC    Firms are productively and allocatively efficient in the short runD    Firms are allocatively efficient in the short run and productively efficient in the long run

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Which of the following statements is true regarding profit maximising firms operating in perfect competition?A    Firms are productively efficient in the short run and allocatively inefficient in the long runB    Firms are dynamically efficient in the long runC    Firms are productively and allocatively efficient in the short runD    Firms are allocatively efficient in the short run and productively efficient in the long run

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The correct answer is D. Firms are allocatively efficient in the short run and productively efficient in the long run.

Here's why:

A. This statement is incorrect because firms in perfect competition are productively efficient in the long run, not the short run. They are also allocatively efficient in both the short and long run, not just the long run.

B. This statement is incorrect because dynamic efficiency is not a characteristic of perfect competition. Dynamic efficiency refers to the optimal distribution of resources over time, which is not guaranteed in a perfectly competitive market.

C. This statement is incorrect because, while firms in perfect competition are allocatively efficient in the short run, they are not productively efficient until the long run.

D. This statement is correct. In the short run, firms in perfect competition produce where price equals marginal cost, which is the condition for allocative efficiency. In the long run, they also achieve productive efficiency because they produce at the minimum point of their average cost curve.

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