If a Price-Taking Firm Is Experiencing Diminishing Marginal Returns to Its

question 8

Multiple Choice

If a price-taking firm is experiencing diminishing marginal returns to its variable factors of production,as the output price rises,it will

• A) produce more.
• B) earn a positive profit.
• C) produce less.
• D) earn a loss.
• E) shut down.

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