Use the Following to Answer Question(s)

question 61

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer question(s) :
Exhibit: Perfectly Competitive Firm

-(Exhibit: Perfectly Competitive Firm) The exhibit shows a perfectly competitive firm that faces demand curve d, has the cost curves shown, and maximizes profit. The firm is experiencing:

• A) diminishing marginal returns to its variable input.
• B) increasing marginal returns to its variable input.
• C) negative economic profit.
• D) zero economic profit.

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