What Do We Know About the Short-Run Supply Curve for a Firm

question 55

Multiple Choice

What do we know about the short-run supply curve for a firm in a perfectly competitive market

• A)It is likely to be horizontal.
• B)It is likely to slope downward.
• C)It is determined by forces external to the firm.
• D)It is the same as its marginal-cost curve (above average variable cost).

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