Use the Following to Answer Questions

question 323

Multiple Choice

Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: Costs and Profits for Tomato Producers
-(Figure: Costs and Profits for Tomato Producers) Look at the figure Costs and Profits for Tomato Producers. The market for tomatoes is perfectly competitive. The market price of a bushel of tomatoes is $18. If the market price falls to $16, the farmer's marginal revenue _____ and the profit-maximizing output _____.

• A) increases; decreases
• B) increases; increases
• C) decreases; increases
• D) decreases; decreases

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