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: a. existing firms to exit; increase b. new firms to enter; increase C. new firms to enter; decrease d. existing firms to exit: decrease

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: a. existing firms to exit; increase b. new firms to enter; increase C. new firms to enter; decrease d. existing firms to exit: decrease

ENGR.ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

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Chapter1: Making Economics Decisions

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