Imagine you are a consultant who has been asked to summarize the strengths and weaknesses of Directavia, a nation with a pure command economy.

Which of the following would you include in your report as weaknesses of Directavia's economy? Check all that apply.

• The quality and variety of goods tends to be low.
• Many goods are available only through a black market.
• The price-setting mechanism is particularly vulnerable to the mispricing of goods for which there are externalities.
• Workers' earnings are unequal, relative to a market economy.

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