Suppose That a Firm Is Maximizing Profit in Its Home

question 20

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a firm is maximizing profit in its home market at output Q₁ and price P₁ in the following graph:

If the firm now has the opportunity to sell overseas at given world price P₂ and the firm Can practice "dumping," which one of the following will NOT happen?

• A) Total output of the firm will become greater than Q₁.
• B) Home market price will rise above P₁.
• C) The firm will increase its profits by engaging in "dumping."
• D) The firm will maintain its home market price at P?₁ and will sell abroad at price P₂.

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