To Maximize Profit, a Perfectly Competitive Firm

question 99

Multiple Choice

To maximize profit, a perfectly competitive firm

• A)should sell the quantity of output determined by the interaction between industry demand and supply.
• B)should sell the quantity of output that results in a value for total revenue that is equal to total cost.
• C)should produce the quantity of output that results in the greatest difference between total revenue and total cost.
• D)should produce the quantity of output that results in the greatest difference between marginal revenue and marginal cost.

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