Multiple Choice
When sellers in a perfectly competitive market attempt to maximize their own profits,they ________.
A) eventually end up minimizing the value of total production
B) earn positive economic profits even in the long run
C) move scarce resources to their highest-valued use
D) eventually divert resources to their lower-valued uses
Correct Answer:

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