When Firms Earn Below Normal Rates of Return

question 309

Multiple Choice

When firms earn below normal rates of return

• A) they raise their prices to increase their profits.
• B) they tend to stay in the industry in anticipation of other firms leaving the industry.
• C) they tend to leave the industry and seek profits elsewhere.
• D) they are still breaking even economically.

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