Refer to the Following Graph

question 134

Multiple Choice

Refer to the following graph. The perfectly competitive firm depicted is currently:

• A) earning positive economic profit.
• B) earning zero economic profit.
• C) incurring a loss, but the loss is smaller than the firm's total fixed cost.
• D) incurring a loss that is larger than total fixed cost, and so the firm should shut down.

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