A Perfectly Competitive Firm Maximizes Profits or Minimizes Losses in the Short-Run

question 88

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm maximizes profits or minimizes losses in the short-run by producing at the output level at which:

• A) marginal revenue equals marginal cost.
• B) total revenue equals total cost.
• C) total revenue is at a maximum.
• D) none of the above.

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