If a Firm's Average Total Cost Is Less Than Price

question 78

Multiple Choice

If a firm's average total cost is less than price where MR = MC

• A)the firm should shut down.
• B)the firm should raise its price.
• C)the firm should continue to produce the output it is producing.
• D)the firm should cut back on its output to lower its cost.

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Definitions:

Output

The total amount of goods or services produced by a company or economy in a given period.

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The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, typically resulting in the reduction of cost per unit.

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The process and industry involved in designing, manufacturing, and assembling aircraft.

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The process of mass-producing copies of a newspaper document, whereby the news and other data are printed onto papers.