Suppose, at a given point in time, Stephanie's Soda Fountain sells ice cream in a perfectly competitive market and is producing its profit-maximizing level of output. Suppose further that at this level of production its average total cost of producing ice cream is $3.30, average variable cost is $2.50, and marginal cost is $3.50. Over time, Stephanie's output of ice cream will ,everything else held constant. Select one OA decrease B remain unchanged Oc Increase Clear my choice

Suppose, at a given point in time, Stephanie's Soda Fountain sells ice cream in a perfectly competitive market and is producing its profit-maximizing level of output. Suppose further that at this level of production its average total cost of producing ice cream is $3.30, average variable cost is $2.50, and marginal cost is $3.50. Over time, Stephanie's output of ice cream will ,everything else held constant. Select one OA decrease B remain unchanged Oc Increase Clear my choice

Principles of Economics 2e

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Chapter8: Perfect Competition

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