The Profit-Maximizing Quantity for a Competitive Firm to Set in the Short

question 20

True/False

The profit-maximizing quantity for a competitive firm to set in the short run is that quantity at which the price received equals the marginal cost of production, provided that this price is greater than the average variable cost of production.

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