The Graph Below Depicts the Cost Structure for a Firm

question 114

Multiple Choice

The graph below depicts the cost structure for a firm in a competitive market.
Figure 9-13
-Refer to Figure 9-13. When price falls from P₃ to P₁, the firm finds that

• A) fixed cost is higher at a production level of Q₁ than it is at Q₃.
• B) it should produce Q₁ units of output.
• C) it should produce Q₃ units of output.
• D) it should shut down immediately.

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