In the Short Run, a Perfectly Competitive Firm Will Shut

question 8

Multiple Choice

In the short run, a perfectly competitive firm will shut down and produce nothing if:

• A) excess profits equal zero.
• B) total cost exceeds total revenue.
• C) total variable cost exceeds total revenue.
• D) the market price falls below the minimum average total cost.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.