In the Long Run

question 51

Multiple Choice

In the long run,

• A)the firm's fixed costs are greater than its fixed costs in the short run.
• B)all of the firm's costs are explicit costs; there are no implicit costs of production.
• C)the firm is more profitable than it is in the short run.
• D)all of the firm's costs are variable costs.

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