If a Purely Competitive Firm Is Producing at Some Output

question 153

Multiple Choice

If a purely competitive firm is producing at some output level less than the profit-maximizing output, then

• A)price is necessarily greater than average total cost.
• B)fixed costs are large relative to variable costs.
• C)price exceeds marginal revenue.
• D)marginal revenue exceeds marginal cost.

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