When a Profit-Maximizing Firm in a Competitive Market Has Zero

question 372

Multiple Choice

When a profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market has zero economic profit, accounting profit

• A)is negative.
• B)is at least zero.
• C)is also zero.
• D)could be positive, negative or zero.

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