A-LevelEconomicsThe price system and the microeconomy9708/31 · May/June 2017 · Q101 Mark

A firm operates at the maximum point on its average product curve. What necessarily follows? A Average variable cost is at a minimum. B Marginal cost is at a minimum. C Marginal product is at a maximum. D Total profit is at a maximum.

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Topic: The price system and the microeconomy, A-Level Economics (syllabus 9708). Structured question, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Economics, May/June 2017 Paper 3 Variant 1, question 10.

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