Corn Is Produced in a Perfectly Competitive Market

question 15

Multiple Choice

Corn is produced in a perfectly competitive market. The demand for ethanol increases. This will cause the individual corn farmer's marginal revenue to ________ and their profit-maximizing level of output to ________.

• A) increase; increase
• B) increase; decrease
• C) decrease; increase
• D) decrease; decrease

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