explain how a firm in a competitive market identifies the profit maximizing level of production when should the firm raise production and when should the firm lower production ?
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In a competitive market, a firm's profit is maximized when its marginal revenue (MR) equals its marginal cost (MC). This means that the firm should produce the quantity of output where MR=MC. Show more…
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