Answer the Question on the Basis of the Following Cost

question 23

Multiple Choice

Answer the question on the basis of the following cost data for a purely competitive seller: $\begin{array}{ccc}\begin{array}{c}&\text { Total } \\\text { Total }&\text { Fixed } \\\text { Output }&\text { Cost }\\\hline0&\$50\\1 & 50 \\2 & 50 \\3 & 50 \\4 & 50 \\5 & 50 \\6 & 50\end{array}\begin{array}{cc}\text { Total } &\\\text { Variable }&\text { Total } \\\text { Cost }&\text { Cost }\\\hline\$ 0 & \$ 50 \\70 & 120 \\120 & 170 \\150 & 200 \\220 & 270 \\300 & 350 \\390 & 440\end{array}\end{array}$ The data are for:

• A) the long run.
• B) the short run.
• C) both the short run and the long run.
• D) the intermediate market period only.

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