If a Firm Is Maximizing Its Profit and Producing Less

question 8

Multiple Choice

If a firm is maximizing its profit and producing less than the output at which its average total cost is minimized,then that firm

• A) must be suffering an economic loss.
• B) must be earning an economic profit.
• C) has excess capacity.
• D) is producing at its capacity output.
• E) must be earning a normal profit.

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