In the Short Run, a Perfectly Competitive Firm Can

question 27

Multiple Choice

In the short run, a perfectly competitive firm can

• A) only make an economic profit.
• B) only make zero economic profit.
• C) only incur an economic loss.
• D) make an economic profit, zero economic profit, or incur an economic loss.

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