In: Economics
True or False?
13. a) A firm earns a positive economic profit when the market price exceeds its marginal cost.
b) As long as profits remain positive, a firm will want to increase the quantity produced.
c) Only variable costs are relevant to a firm's decision to shut down.
d) When a firm has chosen to shutdown it has exited the industry.
14. a) When a competitive firm earns zero profit, the market price is equal to both the firm's average and marginal costs.
b) A technological advance that reduces firms’ variable costs will lead to higher profits in the long run of a perfectly competitive industry.