Consider the Following Total Cost Schedule for a Perfectly Competitive

question 22

Multiple Choice

Consider the following total cost schedule for a perfectly competitive firm producing ball-point pens.
TABLE 9-3
-Refer to Table 9-3.Suppose the prevailing market price for this firm's product is $0.40.The profit-maximizing level of output for this firm is between

• A)0 and 10 units.
• B)10 and 20 units.
• C)20 and 30 units.
• D)30 and 40 units.
• E)40 and 50 units.

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