(Figure: Profit-Maximizing Quantity and Price III) What Happens to the Firm's

question 37

Multiple Choice

(Figure: Profit-maximizing Quantity and Price III) What happens to the firm's profit-maximizing price and quantity following the increase in demand from D₁ to D₂?

• A) The firm will increase the price to P₃ and sell Q₁ units of output.
• B) The firm will raise the price from P₂ to less than P₃ and increase output from Q₁ to less than Q₂.
• C) The firm will sell Q₂ units of output at a price of P₂.
• D) The firm will reduce output from Q₃ to Q₂ and raise the price from P₂ to P₃.

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