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normal profit implies that: ueroroduetion of sples cnnes farmend incomes to fa b

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Question

normal profit implies that:

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Explanation / Answer

(1.6) Option (d)

Overproduction increases supply, shifting supply curve rightward and lowering prices. When a fall in price decreases farmer income (= Price x quantity = Revenue), it means that demand is inelastic.

(1.7) Options (a) and (d) are partially visible only. Incomplete information.

(1.8) Option (d)

Existence of accounting profit means revenue is higher than all explicit costs, or equivalently, price is higher than average total cost (and average variable cost, since average total cost > average variable cost). Economic profit is accounting profit less opportunity cost. So, when economic profit is positive, it means that all factors are earning opportunity costs. So firms are earning enough to cover all production costs.

(1.9) Question and options are partially visible only. Incomplete information.