A perfectly competitive firm is producing zero units of output in the short run. We know that price is

A) below the minimum point of its average fixed cost curve.
B) below the minimum point of its average variable cost curve.
C) below the minimum point of its average total cost curve.
D) between the minimum points of its average total cost curve.


Answer: B

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