If a Perfectly Competitive Firm Is Producing an Output Level

question 107

Multiple Choice

If a perfectly competitive firm is producing an output level that sets its marginal revenue equal to its short- run marginal cost (MR = MC) and its long- run marginal cost (MR = LMC) , the firm______ .

• A)is maximizing its long- run profit, but not its short- run profit
• B)is maximizing its short- run and long- run profit
• C)is maximizing its short- run profit, but not its long- run profit
• D)should increase production to maximize its short- run and long- run profit

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