Consider a Competitive Market with a Large Number of Identical

question 195

Multiple Choice

Consider a competitive market with a large number of identical firms. The firms in this market do not use any resources that are available only in limited quantities. In long-run equilibrium, market price is determined by

• A)the minimum point on the firms' average variable cost curve.
• B)the minimum point on the firms' average total cost curve.
• C)the portion of the marginal cost curve below average variable cost.
• D)a firm's level of sunk costs.

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