In the Short Run, a Purely Competitive Firm That Seeks

question 90

Multiple Choice

In the short run, a purely competitive firm that seeks to maximize profit will produce

• A) where the demand and the ATC curves intersect.
• B) where total revenue exceeds total cost by the maximum amount.
• C) that output at which economic profits are zero.
• D) at any point where the total revenue and total cost curves intersect.

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