Which of the Following Statements Is Correct

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A)The markup pricing rule that is derived from the rule for profit maximization can be used as a substitute for determining the profit-maximizing level of output by equating marginal revenue and marginal cost.
• B)It is reasonable to assume that a profit-maximizing firm will never operate in the inelastic portion of its demand curve.
• C)The ability of a profit-maximizing firm to mark up price above average cost is unaffected by the price elasticity of demand for the firm's output.
• D)The markup factor and the price elasticity of demand are positively related, i.e., as the price elasticity of demand increases, the markup factor that the profit-maximizing firm can apply to its marginal cost in setting price increases as well.

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