The Short-Run Industry Supply Curve for a Perfectly Competitive Industry

question 58

Multiple Choice

The short-run industry supply curve for a perfectly competitive industry is the

• A) horizontal sum of the individual firms' marginal cost curves above AVC.
• B) vertical sum of the individual firms' marginal cost curves above AVC.
• C) horizontal sum of the individual firms' marginal cost curves above ATC.
• D) vertical sum of the individual firms' marginal cost curves above ATC.

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