For a Perfectly Competitive Banana Producer Whose Average Total Cost

question 18

Multiple Choice

For a perfectly competitive banana producer whose average total cost curve does not change, an economic profit could turn into an economic loss if the

• A) marginal cost curve shifts downward.
• B) market demand for bananas does not change.
• C) market demand for bananas decreases.
• D) market demand for bananas increases.
• E) price of bananas rises.

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