To maximize its profits, a monopoly should produce the quantity where its marginal cost equals its:

a. average total cost.
b. average variable cost.
c. demand.
d. marginal revenue.

d

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A) 1.5 dollars per British pound B) 0.5 dollars per British pound C) 2.5 dollars per British pound D) 3.5 dollars per British pound E) 2 dollars per British pound

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Assume a perfectly competitive firm is producing 300 units of output, P = $10, ATC of the 300th unit is $11, marginal cost of the 300th unit = $10, and AVC of the 300th unit = $9. Based on this information, the firm is:

A) earning an economic profit of $300. B) earning an economic profit of $600. C) incurring a loss of $300 and should shut down. D) incurring a loss of $300, but should continue to operate in the short run.

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