In Analyzing the Decision to Shut Down in the Short

question 248

Multiple Choice

In analyzing the decision to shut down in the short run we assume that the firm's fixed costs are

• A)implicit costs.
• B)capital costs.
• C)nonmonetary opportunity costs.
• D)sunk costs.

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