A Firm Has a Marginal Cost of $20 and Charges

question 69

Multiple Choice

A firm has a marginal cost of $20 and charges a price of $40.The Lerner index for this firm is:

• A) 0.20.
• B) 0.50.
• C) 0.33.
• D) 0.75.

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