The Supply Curve Found by Summing Up the Short-Run Supply

question 90

Multiple Choice

The supply curve found by summing up the short-run supply curves of all the firms in a perfectly competitive industry is called the:

• A) firm's marginal cost curve.
• B) short-run market supply curve.
• C) the interim market supply curve.
• D) competitive curve.

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