A perfectly competitive firm's short-run break-even output occurs

A) at the minimum point of its average variable cost curve.
B) at the minimum point of its average total cost curve.
C) at the minimum point of its marginal cost curve.
D) at the intersection of its total cost curve and its marginal revenue curve.


Answer: B

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