A Purely Competitive Firm's Short-Run Supply Curve Is

question 80

Multiple Choice

A purely competitive firm's short-run supply curve is

• A)perfectly elastic at the minimum average total cost.
• B)upsloping and equal to the portion of the marginal cost curve that lies above the average variable cost curve.
• C)upsloping and equal to the portion of the marginal cost curve that lies above the average total cost curve.
• D)upsloping only when the industry has constant costs.

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