The Supply Curve of a Perfectly Competitive Firm in the Short

question 163

Multiple Choice

The supply curve of a perfectly competitive firm in the short run is

• A)the firm's average variable cost curve.
• B)the portion of the firm's marginal cost curve below the minimum point of the average variable cost curve.
• C)the portion of the firm's marginal cost curve above the minimum point of the average variable cost curve.
• D)the portion of the firm's marginal cost curve above the minimum point of the average total cost curve.

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