In the short run the individual competitive firm's supply curve is the segment of the:

A. marginal cost curve lying between the average total cost and average variable cost curves.
B. average variable cost curve lying below the marginal cost curve.
C. marginal cost curve lying above the average variable cost curve.
D. marginal revenue curve lying below the demand curve.


Answer: C

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