Refer to the Accompanying Graph

question 94

Multiple Choice

Refer to the accompanying graph.If all firms in a monopolistically competitive industry have demand and cost curves like those shown,we would expect that,in the long run,

• A)all firms will leave the industry.
• B)a certain percentage of existing firms will exit the industry.
• C)firms in the industry earn negative economic profits.
• D)new firms will enter the industry.
• E)enough new firms will enter the industry that it will become perfectly competitive.

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