When a Firm Is Operating in a Price-Taker Market, Marginal

question 167

Multiple Choice

When a firm is operating in a price-taker market, marginal revenue will always equal

• A) average total cost.
• B) one minus the elasticity of the market demand curve.
• C) total revenue.
• D) price.

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