Market Representative Firm MC A MR = P $7 ATC $5 AVC $2 70 100 115 18,000 Quantity (Q) Output (Q) The diagram above shows a Perfectly Competitive market on the left, and a representative firm supplying in the market and the Price to market on the right. In the long run we would expect Select one: Oa. existing firms to exit; decrease Ob. new firms to enter; increase c. existing firms to exit; increase d. new firms to enter; decrease Price $$$
Market Representative Firm MC A MR = P $7 ATC $5 AVC $2 70 100 115 18,000 Quantity (Q) Output (Q) The diagram above shows a Perfectly Competitive market on the left, and a representative firm supplying in the market and the Price to market on the right. In the long run we would expect Select one: Oa. existing firms to exit; decrease Ob. new firms to enter; increase c. existing firms to exit; increase d. new firms to enter; decrease Price $$$
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![Market
Representative Firm
MC
MR = P
$7
ATC
$5
AVC
$2
D,
70
100 115
18,000
Quantity (Q)
Output (Q)
The diagram above shows a Perfectly Competitive market on the left, and a representative firm supplying in that
market on the right. If the entry of new firms into the market caused the equilibrium Price to decrease to $5, the
representative firm would:
Select one:
O a.
earn a positive Economic Profit.
O b. shut down in the short-run.
O c.
earn a negative Economic Profit.
O d.
earn zero Economic Profit.
Price
$$$](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe8c192a-f5d9-496e-a111-3008dc09b4b6%2F781ec8fc-12f6-490c-af3c-6e2038ee8c07%2Fvpav7es_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Market
Representative Firm
MC
MR = P
$7
ATC
$5
AVC
$2
D,
70
100 115
18,000
Quantity (Q)
Output (Q)
The diagram above shows a Perfectly Competitive market on the left, and a representative firm supplying in that
market on the right. If the entry of new firms into the market caused the equilibrium Price to decrease to $5, the
representative firm would:
Select one:
O a.
earn a positive Economic Profit.
O b. shut down in the short-run.
O c.
earn a negative Economic Profit.
O d.
earn zero Economic Profit.
Price
$$$
![Market
Representative Firm
MC
A.
a
MR P
$7
ATC
$5
AVC
$2
D,
70
100 115
18,000
Quantity (Q)
Output (Q)
The diagram above shows a Perfectly Competitive market on the left, and a representative firm supplying in that
market on the right. In the long run we would expect
the market and the Price to
Select one:
O a. existing firms to exit; decrease
Ob.
new firms to enter; increase
O c. existing firms to exit; increase
O d. new firms to enter; decrease
Price
$$$](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe8c192a-f5d9-496e-a111-3008dc09b4b6%2F781ec8fc-12f6-490c-af3c-6e2038ee8c07%2F22tidfo_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Market
Representative Firm
MC
A.
a
MR P
$7
ATC
$5
AVC
$2
D,
70
100 115
18,000
Quantity (Q)
Output (Q)
The diagram above shows a Perfectly Competitive market on the left, and a representative firm supplying in that
market on the right. In the long run we would expect
the market and the Price to
Select one:
O a. existing firms to exit; decrease
Ob.
new firms to enter; increase
O c. existing firms to exit; increase
O d. new firms to enter; decrease
Price
$$$
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