Economists would consider a firm with ______ to be making a normal profit.

a. a zero economic profit
b. a zero accounting profit
c. an economic profit that exceeds its accounting profit
d. equal accounting and economic profits


a. a zero economic profit

Economics

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. positive. B. zero. C. negative. D. normal.

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A) is more elastic than the residual demand curve without product differentiation. B) is less elastic than the residual demand curve without product differentiation. C) is horizontal. D) shifts to the left.

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