If the Price of a Commodity Is Above Marginal Cost

question 35

Multiple Choice

If the price of a commodity is above marginal cost, then the economy will tend to

• A)overproduce the item.
• B)underproduce the item.
• C)produce the optimal amount of the item.
• D)overproduce and underproduce the item cyclically.

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