A Perfectly Competitive Firm's Short-Run Shutdown Point Is the Level

question 51

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm's short-run shutdown point is the level of output at which

• A) price equals average total cost.
• B) price equals average fixed cost.
• C) price equals the minimum average variable cost.
• D) price is above the minimum average total cost but below the minimum average fixed cost.

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