Assume a firm in a competitive industry is producing 800 units of output, and it sells each unit for $6 . Its average total cost is $4 . Its profit is

a. -$1,600.
b. $1,600.
c. $3,200.
d. $8,000.


b

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A) Perfect competition B) Monopolistic competition C) Monopoly D) Oligopoly

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Compared to monopoly pricing, an optimal two-part tariff

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