If a Firm Operating in Monopolistic Competition Is Producing a Quantity

question 130

Multiple Choice

If a firm operating in monopolistic competition is producing a quantity that generates MC = MR,then the marginal decision rule tells us that profit:

• A)is maximized.
• B)can be increased by decreasing production.
• C)can be increased by decreasing the price.
• D)is maximized only if MC = P.

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