Deadweight loss refers to Group of answer choices the sum of consumer and producer surplus. the opportunity cost to firms from producing the equilibrium quantity in a competitive market. the reduction in economic surplus resulting from not being in competitive equilibrium. the loss of economic surplus when the marginal benefit equals the marginal cost of the last unit produced.

Turrubiates corporation makes a product that uses a material with the following standards standard quantity 8.0 liters per unit standard price $2.50 per liter standard cost $20.00 per unit the company budgeted for production of 3,800 units in april, but actual production was 3,900 units. the company used 32,000 liters of direct material to produce this output. the company purchased 20,100 liters of the direct material at $2.6 per liter. the direct materials purchases variance is computed when the materials are purchased. the materials quantity variance for april is: