If a Purely Competitive Firm Is Maximizing Economic Profit

question 13

Multiple Choice

If a purely competitive firm is maximizing economic profit,

• A)it is necessarily maximizing per-unit profit.
• B)it may or may not be maximizing per-unit profit.
• C)then per-unit profit will be minimized.
• D)it is necessarily overallocating resources to its product.

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