Output, Profit, Losses, and Supply (Grade 12 NSC Matric Economics): Quizzes
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What is the profit-maximising production rule for all firms in perfect competition?
What is the profit-maximising production rule for all firms in perfect competition?
Produce where
In perfect competition, what relationship exists between price, average and marginal revenue?
In perfect competition, what relationship exists between price, average and marginal revenue?
When do economic profits occur for a firm?
When do economic profits occur for a firm?
When price exceeds average cost
What does normal profit represent?
What does normal profit represent?
Break-even point where
What profit level do firms earn in long-term equilibrium in perfect competition?
What profit level do firms earn in long-term equilibrium in perfect competition?
Normal profits only
What happens when existing firms earn economic profits in perfect competition?
What happens when existing firms earn economic profits in perfect competition?
New firms enter, supply rises, price falls
What occurs when firms experience economic losses in perfect competition?
What occurs when firms experience economic losses in perfect competition?
Firms exit, supply falls, price rises
What is an individual firm's supply curve in perfect competition?
What is an individual firm's supply curve in perfect competition?
MC curve above the shut-down point
When should a firm shut down production?
When should a firm shut down production?
When
When making economic losses, when should a firm continue production in the short run?
When making economic losses, when should a firm continue production in the short run?
When it can cover variable costs
