A Perfectly Competitive Firm Will Be Operating at Its Shutdown

question 218

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm will be operating at its shutdown point if it operates

• A) where P = MC.
• B) at the minimum point on its average variable cost curve.
• C) at the minimum point on its average total cost curve.
• D) at the minimum point on its marginal cost curve.

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