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question 144

Multiple Choice

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-If a competitive firm's short-run average cost curve lies above the price of the product, we can conclude that the firm

• A)is earning a huge profit.
• B)is incurring losses.
• C)is earning zero economic profits.
• D)is earning a normal profit.

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Definitions:

Without Government

A scenario that describes a situation or theoretical condition where governmental institutions and interventions do not exist or are absent.

Pollution

The contamination of air, water, or soil by substances that are harmful to living organisms.

Pigouvian Tax

A tax imposed on any market activity that generates negative externalities, intended to correct the market outcome by internalizing the costs of the externality.

Marginal Social Cost

The complete expense incurred by society to produce an extra unit of a good or service, encompassing both individual costs and external impacts.