Assume the Short-Run Average Total Cost for a Perfectly Competitive

question 78

Multiple Choice

Assume the short-run average total cost for a perfectly competitive industry decreases as the output of the industry expands. In the long run, the industry supply curve will:

• A) have a positive slope.
• B) have a negative slope.
• C) be perfectly horizontal.
• D) be perfectly vertical.

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