The Above Figure Shows Some a Firm's Cost Curves and Its

question 225

Multiple Choice

The above figure shows some a firm's cost curves and its marginal revenue curve.
-Consider a short-run equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market.Suppose that the firms' average total cost and marginal cost schedules differ.In the short run,

• A) all firms in the market must be able to make an economic profit.
• B) all firms produce equal amounts of output.
• C) some firms might incur an economic loss, but still produce output.
• D) some firms might make an economic profit and, as a result, shut down.
• E) all firms in the market must be able to make either positive or zero economic profit.

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