Assume a firm has the following cost and revenue characteristics at its current level of output: price=$10.00 . average variable cost=$8.00 and average fixed cost =$4.00 . This firm is
a. incurring a loss of $2.00 per unit and should shut down.
b. realizing only a normal profit.
c. realizing an economic profit of $2.00 per unit.
d. incurring a loss per unit of $2.00 . but should continue to operate in the short run.
d
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