If the Price Is Greater Than the Average Variable Cost

question 46

Multiple Choice

If the price is greater than the average variable cost and less than the average total cost at the profit-maximizing quantity of output in the short run,a perfectly competitive firm will:

• A)produce at an economic loss.
• B)produce at an economic profit.
• C)shut down production.
• D)produce more than the profit-maximizing quantity.

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Definitions:

Management

The process of dealing with or controlling things or people, often within an organizational setting, including planning, decision-making, and overseeing operations.

Productivity

A measure of the efficiency of production, often expressed as the ratio of outputs to inputs in the production process.

Nonunionized Companies

Businesses where the workforce is not represented by a labor union, and where bargaining and negotiations are conducted individually rather than collectively.

Unionized Companies

Companies where a workforce is formally represented by a labor union to negotiate wages, benefits, and working conditions.