Assume a certain competitive price-taker firm is producing Q = 1,000 units of output. At Q = 1,000 . the firm's marginal cost equals $15 and its average total cost equals $11 . The firm sells its output for $12 per unit. At Q = 999, the firm's total cost amounts to
a. $10,985.
b. $10,990.
c. $10,995.
d. $10,999.
A
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