When a perfectly competitive firm produces where AVC < P < ATC, this is called a
A. break-even position.
B. loss-minimizing strategy.
C. loss-maximizing strategy.
D. profit-minimizing strategy.
Answer: B
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Based on the figure below. Starting from long-run equilibrium at point C, an increase in government spending that increases aggregate demand from AD to AD1 will lead to a short-run equilibrium at point ________ creating _____gap.
A. D; an expansionary B. B; no output C. B; expansionary D. A; a recessionary
The figure above shows a production possibilities frontier. In the figure, which of the following combinations of the two goods cannot be produced with the current resources and technology?
A) 5 million cell phones and no DVDs B) 1 million cell phones and 14 million DVDs C) 4 million cell phones and 4 million DVDs D) 3 million cell phones and 5 million DVDs E) 2 million cell phones and 13 million DVDs
How can incomes become more unequally distributed within countries and less unequally distributed across countries?
What will be an ideal response?
If a production process generates pollution, then a competitive market will
A) produce more of the good than is socially optimal. B) produce less of the good than is socially optimal. C) produce the socially optimal quantity of that good. D) produce zero output.