Suppose a firm is making zero long run profit. Then it's short run profit cannot be negative.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

Rationale: The revenue side of the profit calculation is the same in the short and long run. But the cost side includes the cost of capital in the long run but not in the short run. Thus, short run profit is positive when long run profit is zero.

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