If You Have Already Signed Up for a Plan with Your

question 141

Multiple Choice

If you have already signed up for a plan with your cell phone company that gives you 4,000 free minutes for $39.99 per month with a cost of $0.35 per minute for any time exceeding the limit, your marginal cost curve is:

• A) horizontal at a marginal cost of zero.
• B) horizontal at a marginal cost of zero up to 4,000 minutes.
• C) horizontal at a marginal cost of $0.35.
• D) upward-sloping.

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