A Perfectly Competitive Firm's Short-Run Supply Curve Is Determined by the Equation

question 44

Multiple Choice

A perfectly competitive firm's short-run supply curve is determined by the equation:

• A) P= AC where \(P \geq \operatorname { SMC }\) . Otherwise, supply is zero.
• B) P=AVC where \(P \geq \operatorname { SMC }\) . Otherwise, supply is zero.
• C) P=SMC where \(P \geq A C\) . Otherwise, supply is zero.
• D) \(P = S M C\) where\(P \geq A V C\) or\(P \geq A N S C\) or\(P \geq S A C\) , depending on the level of sunk costs. Otherwise, supply is zero.

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