The Marginal Cost of a Productive Resource Is Equal to the Price

question 132

Multiple Choice

The marginal cost of a productive resource is equal to the price of the resource if a firm is:

• A) a price taker in the output market.
• B) a price taker in the resource market.
• C) able to influence the price of the product by producing more or less of it.
• D) able to influence the price of the factor by buying more or less of it.

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