Dead-weight loss can never be
zero.
"False"
A deadweight loss can be defined as a situation when the total surplus in the market i.e. consumer surplus and the producer is reduced as a result of market distortion. It can be because of a tax. The statement is false because in a perfect market condition the deadweight loss is zero or we can say the producer and the consumer surplus is the maximum. Here, the firm produces at the marginal cost and price equal that means the marginal cost of producing a good is equal to the marginal benefit the consumer is getting by purchasing it. The deadweight loss becomes zero.
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