Zelda’s Zippers, a purely competitive firm currently producing 50 units of output earns marginal revenues of $30 from each extra unit of output it sells. If it sells 60 units, then the product price would be A) $60 B) $30 C) $2 D) indeterminate based on the information given.

Zelda’s Zippers, a purely competitive firm currently producing 50 units of output earns marginal revenues of $30 from each extra unit of output it sells. If it sells 60 units, then the product price would be A) $60 B) $30 C) $2 D) indeterminate based on the information given.

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Chapter22: Perfect Competition

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