ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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The theory of the firm is based on the following two key assumptions.
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Firms seek to maximise profits and the firm is a single, consistent decision-making unit.
b.
Firms seek to maximise revenues and to maximise undistributed profits.
c.
Firms seek to maximise profit and to distribute the maximum value in dividends.
d.
Each firm has a highly diversified product and this leads to profit maximisation.
e.
Firms seek to become as large as possible and they seek to maximise total revenue.
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