• 2022-06-16
    中国大学MOOC: A profit-maximizing firm in a competitive market will increase production when average revenue exceeds marginal cost.
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      A competitive firm maximizes profit by choosing the quantity at which ( ) A: average total cost is at its minimum. B: marginal cost equals the price. C: average total cost equals the price. D: marginal cost equals average total cost.

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      A profit-maximizing monopolist will produce the level of output at which A: average revenue is equal to average total cost. B: average revenue is equal to marginal cost. C: marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost. D: total revenue is equal to opportunity cost.

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      If, in long run equilibrium, the competitive price of some good is $16.67, then, for each and every firm in the industry, A: marginal cost > average cost = $16.67. B: marginal cost < average cost = $16.67. C: $16.67 = marginal cost = average cost. D: $16.67 = marginal cost > average cost.

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      A firm in a perfectly competitive market will tend to expand its output as long as: A: its marginal revenue is positive. B: the market price is greater than the marginal cost. C: its marginal revenue is greater than the market price.

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      中国大学MOOC: A firm operating in a perfectly competitive industry will continue to operate in the short run but earn losses if the market price is less than that firm’s average variable cost but greater than the firm’s average fixed cost.