If a Perfectly Competitive Firm Finds That the Price Exceeds

question 122

Multiple Choice

If a perfectly competitive firm finds that the price exceeds its ATC,then the firm

• A) will raise its price to increase its economic profit.
• B) will lower its price to increase its economic profit.
• C) is making an economic profit.
• D) is incurring an economic loss.
• E) is making zero economic profit.

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