When Profit-Maximizing Firms in Competitive Markets Are Earning Profits

question 166

Multiple Choice

When profit-maximizing firms in competitive markets are earning profits,

• A)market demand must exceed market supply at the market equilibrium price.
• B)market supply must exceed market demand at the market equilibrium price.
• C)new firms will enter the market.
• D)the most inefficient firms will be encouraged to leave the market.

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Definitions:

Renaissance Fair

A festival that recreates the atmosphere of the European Renaissance with performances, arts, crafts, and food reflective of the time period.

Efficient Market

A market in which asset prices fully reflect all available information.

Profit Opportunities

Situations or circumstances where businesses can generate earnings that are above the normal expected returns.

Opportunity Costs

The value of the next best alternative that is foregone when a particular decision is made.