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Identify the correct statements from the following in the context of normal profit and break-even point (BEP).

(A) BEP is the point at which a firm earns only normal profit.

(B) A perfectly competitive firm earns normal profit in long run.

(C) Profit level that keeps a firm in the existing business is called super-normal profit.

(D) Profit level that keeps a firm in the existing business is called normal profit.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 1

At the break-even point a firm earns only normal profit (A). Because of free entry and exit, a perfectly competitive firm earns normal profit in the long run (B). The minimum profit needed to keep a firm in its existing business is normal profit (D), not super-normal profit, so (C) is incorrect.

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