The Short-Run Supply Curve in a Price-Taking Industry Is the

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Multiple Choice

The short-run supply curve in a price-taking industry is the

• A) horizontal summation of the individual firms' MC curves above ATC.
• B) horizontal summation of the individual firms' MC curves above AVC.
• C) horizontal summation of the individual firms' AVC curves above MC.
• D) vertical summation of ATC curves above AVC.

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