A perfectly competitive firm will have an economic profit of zero if, at its profit-maximizing output, its marginal revenue equals its

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In a perfectly competitive market, a firm earns zero economic profit when its marginal revenue equals its average total cost at the profit-maximizing output. This is because total revenue equals total cost, covering all opportunity costs.

A Perfectly Competitive Firm Will Have an Economic Profit of Zero