CAFE (company average fuel economies) standards stipulate the avenge fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) of can produced by each manufacturer. That is, the average fuel efficiency of can sold by GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, and so forth must be at least equal to the standard set by the government. Explain why such a system introduces both inefficiencies and inequities among different automobile manufacturers.

CAFE (company average fuel economies) standards stipulate the avenge fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) of can produced by each manufacturer. That is, the average fuel efficiency of can sold by GM, Ford, Chrysler, Toyota, and so forth must be at least equal to the standard set by the government. Explain why such a system introduces both inefficiencies and inequities among different automobile manufacturers.

Managerial Economics: Applications, Strategies and Tactics (MindTap Course List)

14th Edition

ISBN:9781305506381

Author:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Publisher:James R. McGuigan, R. Charles Moyer, Frederick H.deB. Harris

Chapter2: Fundamental Economic Concepts

Section: Chapter Questions

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