If a Firm Hires a Resource in a Perfectly Competitive

question 103

Multiple Choice

If a firm hires a resource in a perfectly competitive resource market,

• A)it must also be a price taker in the product market
• B)it must also be a monopolist in the product market
• C)it faces a horizontal marginal resource cost curve
• D)it faces an upward-sloping marginal resource cost curve
• E)it faces a downward-sloping marginal resource cost curve

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