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True or False QuestionTrue or false: A firm is producing 24 units of output. At the 24th unit of output, marginal revenue is $5, and marginal cost is $4; at the 25th unit of output, marginal revenue is $4.50, and marginal cost is $4.50; at the 26th unit of output, marginal revenue is $4, and marginal cost is $5. This firm made the correct choice by producing only 24 units of output and then stopping.True false question.TrueFalse

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True or False QuestionTrue or false: A firm is producing 24 units of output. At the 24th unit of output, marginal revenue is 5,andmarginalcostis5, and marginal cost is 4; at the 25th unit of output, marginal revenue is 4.50,andmarginalcostis4.50, and marginal cost is 4.50; at the 26th unit of output, marginal revenue is 4,andmarginalcostis4, and marginal cost is 5. This firm made the correct choice by producing only 24 units of output and then stopping.True false question.TrueFalse

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False. The firm should have produced 25 units of output. This is because the marginal cost (MC) of producing the 25th unit is equal to the marginal revenue (MR) gained from it ($4.50). This is the point where profit is maximized, as producing any more would lead to the MC being greater than the MR, which would not be profitable. However, at the 26th unit, the MC is indeed greater than the MR, so it would be correct to stop production at that point.

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