Figure 14-6 Suppose a firm operating in a competitive market has the following cost curves: PS D4 P3 37 Price Q1 Q2 exceeds P3. MC Q3 Q4 is greater than P1 but less than P3. O exceeds P2. O is less than Pl. ATC Refer to Figure 14-6. Firms will shut down in the short run if the market price AVC Quantity

Figure 14-6 Suppose a firm operating in a competitive market has the following cost curves: PS D4 P3 37 Price Q1 Q2 exceeds P3. MC Q3 Q4 is greater than P1 but less than P3. O exceeds P2. O is less than Pl. ATC Refer to Figure 14-6. Firms will shut down in the short run if the market price AVC Quantity

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