A Perfectly Competitive Firm Is Producing the Profit-Maximizing Output Level

question 15

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm is producing the profit-maximizing output level when their variable cost decreases. If the market price does not change, to maximize profit, the firm will need to ______.

• A)increase production
• B)decrease production by the amount of the variable cost decrease
• C)decrease production
• D)maintain the current output level

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