If a Perfectly Competitive Firm Is Producing at the Output

question 95

Multiple Choice

If a perfectly competitive firm is producing at the output level where marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost and at this output level, the market price is less than the firm's average total cost, the firm is _______.

• A)not producing at the profit-maximizing output level
• B)earning a competitive return
• C)earning economic profits
• D)incurring an economic loss

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