One Practical Implication of a Kinked Market Supply Curve Is

question 119

Multiple Choice

One practical implication of a kinked market supply curve is that:

• A) producer surplus is not defined at the kink point.
• B) the MC = MR rule does not hold at the kink point.
• C) the market supply elasticity for a price increase may be different than the market supply elasticity for a price decrease at the kink point.
• D) All of the above are true.

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