A firm will shut down in the short run if ?
Correct answer: C. variable costs exceed revenues
- A. fixed costs exceed revenues.
- B. it is suffering a loss.
- C. variable costs exceed revenues
- D. total costs exceed revenues
Explanation
In the short run, a firm shuts down when revenue cannot cover variable costs, because fixed costs must be paid even when output is zero. Thus the shutdown condition is total variable costs exceeding total revenue.
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