Consider a Perfectly Competitive Firm in the Short Run

question 153

Multiple Choice

Consider a perfectly competitive firm in the short run.Assume that it is sustaining economic losses but continues to produce at the profit-maximizing (loss-minimizing) output.Which statement is FALSE?

• A)Marginal cost is less than average total cost.
• B)Marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue.
• C)Price is equal to marginal cost.
• D)Marginal cost is less than average variable cost.

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