Economics 0455 · IGCSE · Market failure

Market failure — practice question

How is market failure defined?

  • Amarket forces of demand and supply do not allocate resources efficiently
  • Bnot all consumers can afford to buy the goods they would like
  • Cprivate benefits of consumption are greater than external benefits
  • Dpublic goods are only provided by a government

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