Jerry's Quarry Sells Building Stone in a Perfectly Competitive Market

question 118

Multiple Choice

Jerry's Quarry sells building stone in a perfectly competitive market. At its current level of building stone production, Jerry's Quarry has marginal costs equal to $45, and AVC is rising. If the market price of building stone is $50, Jerry's Quarry should

• A) decrease its level of building stone production.
• B) continue producing its current level of production.
• C) increase its production of building stone.
• D) shut down and produce no building stone.

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Definitions:

Bounded Rationality

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