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Efficiency at the Market Equilibrium

In a competitive bread market, the equilibrium is reached at a price of €2.00, where 5,000 loaves are sold. At this point, the upward-sloping supply curve indicates that the cost to produce the 5,000th loaf is €2.00, and the downward-sloping demand curve shows that a consumer's willingness to pay for the 5,000th loaf is also €2.00. Based on this information, analyze why producing and selling a 5,001st loaf would be considered inefficient for the market as a whole.

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