All of the Following Statements,except One,are Valid Statements Regarding Barriers

question 39

Multiple Choice

All of the following statements,except one,are valid statements regarding barriers to entry and the existence of large profits in an oligopoly industry.Which statement is not valid?

• A)Barriers to entry enable firms to spend large sums on research that can then be recovered in future sales.
• B)Barriers to entry lead to lower profits.
• C)The large profits enable firms to finance the development of new technology.
• D)The barriers to entry help maintain large-size firms within the industry,which enhances the ability of these firms to capture economies of scale.
• E)The barriers to entry increase the prospect of downward shifts in the short-run average cost curves.

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Understand the implications of industrialization and post-industrialization on society and the economy.

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