In Analysing the Decision to Shut Down in the Short

question 230

Multiple Choice

In analysing the decision to shut down in the short run, we assume that the firm's fixed costs are

• A)implicit costs.
• B)capital costs.
• C)nonmonetary opportunity costs.
• D)sunk costs.

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