If a Firm with Increasing Marginal Costs Is Operating in a Competitive

question 101

Multiple Choice

If a firm with increasing marginal costs is operating in a competitive market, then average revenue will be:

• A)increasing in firm output
• B)decreasing in firm output
• C)constant regardless of firm output
• D)we cannot say without more information

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