In the figure above, firms

A) pay taxes directly to governments.
B) sell goods and services to governments in goods markets.
C) receive transfers from governments through factor markets.
D) own factors of production.
E) do all of the above.


A

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Figure 9-1 shows the marginal cost and average total cost curves for a perfectly competitive firm. If the market price is $10, then



a.
the firm earns $10 profit on each unit sold
b.
the firm earns $8 profit on each unit sold
c.
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d.
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