Unit10 - Microeconomics Multiple choice A firm in perfect competition is a price taker because there are no good substitutes for its good. they are profit maximizers. it is very large. many other firms produce identical products. Under what condition would a perfectly competitive firm who is incurring an economic loss temporarily stay in business? if the total revenue is positive if the total revenue exceeds the variable cost if the total revenue exceeds the fixed cost if the total revenue is increasing When firms in a perfectly competitive market are making earning an economic profit, in the long run, firms will exit the market. firms will continue to earn a profit. average cost will shift downward. firms will enter the market.

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Unit10 - Microeconomics Multiple choice

  1. A firm in perfect competition is a price taker because
    1. there are no good substitutes for its good.
    2. they are profit maximizers.
    3. it is very large.
    4. many other firms produce identical products.
  2. Under what condition would a perfectly competitive firm who is incurring an economic loss temporarily stay in business?
        1. if the total revenue is positive
        2. if the total revenue exceeds the variable cost
        3. if the total revenue exceeds the fixed cost
        4. if the total revenue is increasing
  3. When firms in a perfectly competitive market are making earning an economic profit, in the long run,
        1. firms will exit the market.
        2. firms will continue to earn a profit.
        3. average cost will shift downward.
        4. firms will enter the market.

 

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