A Perfectly Competitive Firm Is Currently Producing an Output Level

question 9

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm is currently producing an output level where price is $10.00, average variable cost is $6.00, average total cost is $10.00, and marginal cost is $8.00. In order to maximize profits, this firm should

• A) decrease its output.
• B) increase the market price.
• C) shut down.
• D) increase its output.
• E) not change its output -- this firm is at its profit- maximizing position.

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