According to the contestable markets theory, even if an industry is comprised of a small number of firms, this is not sufficient evidence that the firms perform O profits cannot be zero in an industry if the number of sellers in the industry is small. O if a market is contestable, inefficient producers are more likely to survive than if the market is not contestable. O b and c O a, b, and c

According to the contestable markets theory, even if an industry is comprised of a small number of firms, this is not sufficient evidence that the firms perform O profits cannot be zero in an industry if the number of sellers in the industry is small. O if a market is contestable, inefficient producers are more likely to survive than if the market is not contestable. O b and c O a, b, and c

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

Section: Chapter Questions

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