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If a profit-maximising firm sells it's product for R300, but continues to produce even though it is making a loss, This suggests that
1. The marginal cost is less than the price
2. The average fixed cost is less than the price
3. The average variable cost is less than the price
4. The a average total cost is less than the price
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17.09.18, 20:34
Dear Anthea Willenburg, correct answer is 4.
Anthea Willenburg
14.09.18, 18:03
AVC, combined with price , indicates whether or not a firm should shut
down production in the short run. If price >than AVC, the firm is able
to pay all VC and a portion of FC. Even though it might be incurring
an economic loss, it will lose less by producing that by shutting down
production.(https://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=wpd&c=dsp&k=average+variable+cost)
Should the answer then not be 3. The average variable cost is less
than the price
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Dear Anthea Willenburg, correct answer is 4.
AVC, combined with price , indicates whether or not a firm should shut down production in the short run. If price >than AVC, the firm is able to pay all VC and a portion of FC. Even though it might be incurring an economic loss, it will lose less by producing that by shutting down production.(https://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=wpd&c=dsp&k=average+variable+cost) Should the answer then not be 3. The average variable cost is less than the price
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