Question

​A restaurant, which operates in a perfectly competitive market, is evaluating whether it should serve breakfast on a daily basis. It would choose to do this when its revenues cover its variable costs. True or False

Answer 1

Answer:

TRUE

Explanation:

A perfect competition is characterised by many buyers and sellers of homogeneous goods and services. Market prices are set by the forces of demand and supply. There are no barriers to entry or exit of firms into the industry.  

In the long run, firms earn zero economic profit.  If in the short run firms are earning economic profit, in the long run firms would enter into the industry. This would drive economic profit to zero.  

Also, if in the short run, firms are earning economic loss, in the long run, firms would exit the industry until economic profit falls to zero.  

In the short run, the firm would continue to operate if its revenue covers variable cost. if it doesn't it would shut down.