A Firm Charges a Price That Exceeds Marginal Cost

question 125

Multiple Choice

A firm charges a price that exceeds marginal cost

• A) when the market is a monopoly.
• B) when the market is a monopoly or monopolistically competitive.
• C) when the market is monopolistically competitive or perfectly competitive.
• D) when the market is perfectly competitive, monopolistically competitive, or monopolistic.

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