Under both perfect competition and monopoly, a firm:

a. is a price taker.
b. maximizes profit by setting marginal cost equal to marginal revenue.
c. will shut down in the short-run if price falls short of average total cost.
d. always earns a pure economic profit.

b

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Refer to Figure 6-8. Identify the two goods which are substitutes

A) Good X and Good Z B) Good Y and Good Z C) Good X and Good Y D) It is not possible to distinguish any relationship among the goods.

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