Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) In the short run, managers are limited because at least one input is fixed.
2) The long-run marginal cost curve intersects the minimum point on the long-run average cost curve.
3) The long-run profit-maximizing quantity is found by setting the long run marginal cost equal to the long-run average cost.
4) In response to a decrease in the market demand, to maximize short-run profits, managers of perfectly competitive firms will decrease production by employing fewer fixed inputs.
5) At its current production level, a perfectly competitive firm's marginal revenue and long-run marginal cost are equal to $4 and its long-run average cost is $3, it should expect the market price of its product to fall.


1) TRUE
2) TRUE
3) FALSE
4) FALSE
5) TRUE

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