If a company plots its total profit curve, it would show
A. that the curve has a negative slope over the entire range of output.
B. that the slope of the curve is negative, then zero and then becomes positive as output increases.
C. that the slope of the curve is positive, then zero and then becomes negative as output increases.
D. that slope is a constant at a value of one.
Answer: C
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