Suppose That Monopolistically Competitive Firms in a Certain Market Are

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Multiple Choice

Suppose that monopolistically competitive firms in a certain market are experiencing losses. In the transition from this initial situation to a long-run equilibrium,

• A)the number of firms in the market decreases.
• B)each existing firm experiences a decrease in demand for its product.
• C)each firm experiences an upward shift of its marginal cost and average total cost curves.
• D)each existing firm's average total cost falls to bring economic profit back to zero.

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