A Purely Competitive Firm Is Currently in Short-Run Equilibrium and Its

question 164

Multiple Choice

A purely competitive firm is currently in short-run equilibrium and its MC exceeds its ATC at its current output level. It can be concluded that

• A)firms will leave the industry in the long run.
• B)the firm is realizing an economic profit.
• C)the firm is suffering an economic loss.
• D)the firm will shut down in the short run.

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