If a firm's marginal cost exceeds its marginal revenue, then a. profit is negative b. the...
If a firm's marginal cost exceeds its marginal revenue, then
a. profit is negative
b. the firm should shut down
c. cutting back production will increase profits
d. the firm should reduce its per-unit cost by increasing its output
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"C"
if he MC is higher than the marginal revenue then in that case if the firm decreases the output they will be making a higher profit. because then the mR=MC.
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