If a Perfectly Competitive Firm Is Producing at an Output

question 81

Multiple Choice

If a perfectly competitive firm is producing at an output at which marginal cost exceeds marginal revenue

• A) price will be at the profit maximizing level.
• B) sales will be at the profit maximizing level.
• C) the firm should expand production.
• D) the firm should reduce production.

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Definitions:

Short-Run

A period in which at least one input is fixed, limiting the firm's capacity to adjust to changes in demand or market conditions.

Positive Profits

Financial gains that are greater than zero, indicating a company's revenues exceed its costs and expenses.

Variable Costs

Costs that change in proportion to the activity or volume of business, such as materials and labor.

Total Costs

The complete cost of production of goods or services, which includes both fixed and variable costs.