Are perfectly competitive markets allocatively efficient in the long run? A. Yes comma because firms produce at the lowest average cost possible. B. Yes comma because firms produce where the marginal benefit to consumers equals the marginal cost of production. C. No, because firms earn zero economic profits. D. No, because firms will not shut down unless price is less than the average variable cost of production. E. Both a and b.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position