Marginal revenue equals marginal cost is the profit maximizing rule: Question 17
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Question
Marginal revenue equals marginal cost is the profit maximizing rule:
Question 17 options:
followed by a monopoly but not by a perfectly competitive firm.
followed by a perfectly competitive firm but not by a monopoly.
followed by all types of firms.
not followed by a monopoly because it would reduce economic profit to zero.
followed by a monopoly but not by a perfectly competitive firm.
followed by a perfectly competitive firm but not by a monopoly.
followed by all types of firms.
not followed by a monopoly because it would reduce economic profit to zero.
Explanation / Answer
followed by a monopoly but not by a perfectly competitive firm.
In a perfect competition, P=MC is the profit maximizing condition.