Suppose That the Market for Painting Services Is Perfectly Competitive

question 65

Multiple Choice

Suppose that the market for painting services is perfectly competitive. Painting companies are identical and have long-run cost functions given by . The marginal cost curve for a firm in this industry is MC (Q) = ____.

• A) 18Q² - 60Q + 200
• B) 6Q² - 30Q + 200
• C) 6Q³ - 30Q² + 200Q
• D) 18Q³ - 30Q² + 200Q

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