The Profit Maximizing Condition for a Firm in Monopolistic Competition

question 289

Multiple Choice

The profit maximizing condition for a firm in monopolistic competition is to produce so that

• A) marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
• B) marginal cost equals price.
• C) average total cost equals price.
• D) price equals marginal revenue.

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