Assume a Perfectly Competitive Firm Is Producing a Level of Output

question 27

Multiple Choice

Assume a perfectly competitive firm is producing a level of output at which MR < MC.What will happen as the firm moves to its profit-maximizing equilibrium?

• A)Marginal revenue will rise.
• B)Marginal revenue will fall.
• C)Marginal cost will rise.
• D)Marginal cost will fall.

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