Assume that all firms in this industry have identical cost curves, and that the market is perfectly competitive. Price ($/unit) 125 25 20 15 10 10 5 Entire Market Single Representative Firm 25 S1 MC S2 20 15 S3 10 10 5 D 0 ° 200 250 300 350 400 450 Quantity (Number of Units) ATC AVC 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Quantity (Number of Units) If the market supply curve is given by S3, then in the long run firms will Multiple Choice exit the market, leading the market supply curve to shift back to S2. exit the market, leading the market supply curve to shift back to S1. enter the market, leading the market supply curve to shift back to S2. neither enter nor exit the market, so the market supply curve will remain at S3.
Assume that all firms in this industry have identical cost curves, and that the market is perfectly competitive. Price ($/unit) 125 25 20 15 10 10 5 Entire Market Single Representative Firm 25 S1 MC S2 20 15 S3 10 10 5 D 0 ° 200 250 300 350 400 450 Quantity (Number of Units) ATC AVC 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 Quantity (Number of Units) If the market supply curve is given by S3, then in the long run firms will Multiple Choice exit the market, leading the market supply curve to shift back to S2. exit the market, leading the market supply curve to shift back to S1. enter the market, leading the market supply curve to shift back to S2. neither enter nor exit the market, so the market supply curve will remain at S3.
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Transcribed Image Text:Assume that all firms in this industry have identical cost curves, and that the market is perfectly competitive.
Price ($/unit)
125
25
20
15
10
10
5
Entire Market
Single Representative Firm
25
S1
MC
S2
20
15
S3
10
10
5
D
0
°
200 250 300 350 400 450
Quantity (Number of Units)
ATC
AVC
10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Quantity (Number of Units)
If the market supply curve is given by S3, then in the long run firms will

Transcribed Image Text:Multiple Choice
exit the market, leading the market supply curve to shift
back to S2.
exit the market, leading the market supply curve to shift
back to S1.
enter the market, leading the market supply curve to shift
back to S2.
neither enter nor exit the market, so the market supply curve
will remain at S3.
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