A Profit-Maximizing Firm in the Short Run Will Expand Output

question 124

Multiple Choice

A profit-maximizing firm in the short run will expand output:

• A) until marginal cost begins to rise.
• B) until total revenue equals total cost.
• C) until marginal cost equals average variable cost.
• D) as long as marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost.

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