Profit-Maximizing Firms Enter a Competitive Market When, for Existing Firms

question 45

Multiple Choice

Profit-maximizing firms enter a competitive market when, for existing firms in that market,

• A) total revenue exceeds fixed costs.
• B) total revenue exceeds total variable costs.
• C) average total cost exceeds average revenue.
• D) price exceeds average total cost.

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Definitions:

Production Rate

The speed or efficiency at which goods are manufactured or services are delivered within a specified period.

Supply of Product

The total amount of a product or service that is available for purchase at any given time.

Capacity

The maximum level of output that a company can sustain to produce a product or service.

Manufacturing Capacity

The maximum amount of goods a manufacturer can produce under normal working conditions in a given period.