Which statements is TRUE for a perfectly competitive firm that is in long-run equilibrium? O It is producing at the minimum point of both its LRATC and SRATC curves. O It is producing at the minimum point of its marginal cost curve. O It is producing at the point where MR exceeds LRATC. O It is producing at the minimum point of its LRATC curve but not its SRATC curve.

Which statements is TRUE for a perfectly competitive firm that is in long-run equilibrium? O It is producing at the minimum point of both its LRATC and SRATC curves. O It is producing at the minimum point of its marginal cost curve. O It is producing at the point where MR exceeds LRATC. O It is producing at the minimum point of its LRATC curve but not its SRATC curve.

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Chapter8: Perefect Competition

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