An allocatively efficient outcome is a situation where the current combination of goods produced and sold gives the maximum satisfaction. Allocative efficiency is achieved when the cost of producing a good is equal to the value consumers place on that good, which is reflected in the price they are willing to pay. It occurs when P = MC. Productive efficiency on the other hand is a situation where firms are producing the maximum output for a given quantity of inputs or producing a given output at lowest cost. Productive efficiency is achieved when production takes place at the lowest possible average cost. It occurs when AC are minimised.
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