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Darron12

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"An objective of firms is to maximize profits." This statement
◦ is an assumption used by economists to predict the behaviour of firms.
◦ is an unrealistic assumption, and therefore of little use to economists.
◦ is a normative statement and thus cannot be tested.
◦ has been proven by empirical testing to be always true.
◦ applies only to corporations.
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Reply #1 on: Oct 12, 2022
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