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4. Profit maximization in the cost-curve diagram
Suppose that the market for candles is a competitive market. The following graph shows the daily cost curves of a firm operating in this market.
Hint: After placing the rectangle on the graph, you can select an endpoint to see the coordinates of that point.
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