If a Competitive Firm Cannot Earn Profit at Any Level

question 97

Multiple Choice

If a competitive firm cannot earn profit at any level of output during a given short-run period,then which of the following is LEAST likely to occur?

• A) It will shut down in the short run and wait until the price increases sufficiently.
• B) It will exit the industry in the long run.
• C) It will operate at a loss in the short run.
• D) It will minimize its loss by decreasing output so that price exceeds marginal cost.

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Definitions:

Criterion Statistic

A statistical value used as a benchmark to evaluate the performance or significance of a test result, often guiding decision-making in hypothesis testing.

Null Hypothesis

A statement used in statistics that there is no significant effect or difference for a specific population parameter being tested.

Null Hypothesis

A statement or assumption that there is no significant difference or effect, acting as the default position that is tested against the alternative hypothesis.

Type I Error

The error that occurs when a true null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected, commonly referred to as a "false positive."