The Supply Curve of a Price-Taker Firm in the Short

question 48

Multiple Choice

The supply curve of a price-taker firm in the short run is the

• A) firm's average variable cost curve.
• B) portion of the firm's average total cost curve that lies above average variable cost curve.
• C) portion of the firm's marginal cost curve that lies above average variable cost curve.
• D) firm's marginal revenue curve.

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