Consider a firm that has no fixed costs and that is currently losing money. a. Are there any situations in which it would want to stay open for business in the short run? multiple choice 1No, the firm will want to shut down.Yes, the firm might want to operate in the long run.Yes, the firm will want to stay in business if revenue is greater than variable costs.There is insufficient information to make this determination. b. A firm with no fixed costs multiple choice 2has a normal profit.has an accounting profit.should shut down.is really in the long run.

If the market price is below the average variable cost, the firm is:Multiple choice question.losing money in the long run and should shut down.breaking even in the short run and should shut down.making money in the short run and should keep producing.losing money in the short run and should shut down.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct about perfectly competitive firms: Group of answer choices They will shut down in the short run if they are making economic losses. They cannot sustain positive economic profits in the long run. They will exit the market, in the long run, if they are making economic losses. They will remain in operation in the short run if they are making positive economic profits. They have no control over the market price.

In the short run,Group of answer choicesall firms that earn a loss will shut down.if current firms are earning a profit, new firms will enter the industry.firms act to minimize losses or maximize profits.All of these are correct.

a. Consider the statement: “Even if a firm is losing money, it may be better to stay in business in the short run.” This statement ismultiple choice 1true, if the loss is less than the fixed cost.true, if the loss is less than the variable cost.false, because it could be better to stay in business in the long run.false, because a firm should only stay in business if it is making money.b. The firm should produce in the short run as long as the pricemultiple choice 2exceeds the average fixed cost.exceeds the average variable cost.is less than the average variable cost.is less than the average fixed cost.

When it shuts down temporarily in the short run, a perfectly competitive firmMultiple choice question.avoids all costs.avoids its fixed costs.still incurs its total variable costs.still incurs its total fixed costs.