$\\ MC\\ ATC\\ AVC\\ P\\ 0\\ Q\\ D = MR\\ Q\\ Consider the purely competitive firm pictured above. The firm is earning:\ Select one:\ O a. normal profits since its price is above AVC.\ O b. economic profits since its price is above AVC.\ O c. normal profits since its price just covers ATC.\ O d. losses since it is operating at the shutdown point.
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