Use the Figure to Answer the Following Question(s)

question 405

Multiple Choice

Use the figure to answer the following question(s) .
Figure 9-4

Figure 9-4 indicates the cost conditions for a firm operating in a price-taker market. If the market price of the firm's product is $6, what action will maximize the firm's profit?

• A) go out of business since it cannot make a profit
• B) produce an output of 3 million
• C) produce an output of 5 million
• D) produce an output of 6 million

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Definitions:

Market Shift

A change in the supply or demand conditions in a market, leading to a new equilibrium of prices and quantities.

Gasoline

A fluid energy source obtained from crude oil, predominantly utilized to operate engines based on internal combustion.

Supply (S)

The total amount of a specific good or service that is available to consumers at various prices over a certain period.

Demand (D)

In economic terms, the quantity of a good or service that consumers are willing and able to purchase at various prices during a given period.