Multiple Choice
In the short run, if P < AVC, a perfectly competitive firm:
A) produces output and earns an economic profit.
B) produces output and incurs a negative economic profit.
C) does not produce output and earns an economic profit.
D) does not produce output and incurs a negative economic profit.
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