Profit-Maximizing Firms Enter a Competitive Market When, for Existing Firms

question 45

Multiple Choice

Profit-maximizing firms enter a competitive market when, for existing firms in that market,

• A) total revenue exceeds fixed costs.
• B) total revenue exceeds total variable costs.
• C) average total cost exceeds average revenue.
• D) price exceeds average total cost.

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