What Is the Correct Interpretation of the Perfectly Competitive Firm's

question 111

Multiple Choice

What is the correct interpretation of the perfectly competitive firm's supply curve?

• A)It is the same as its average variable cost curve.
• B)It is the same as its total variable cost curve.
• C)It is the same as the portion of its marginal cost curve that lies above the average variable cost curve.
• D)It is the same as the portion of its average variable cost curve that lies above the marginal cost curve.

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