As Demand Shifts Up, the Short-Run Scenario from Microeconomic Theory

question 53

Multiple Choice

As demand shifts up, the short-run scenario from microeconomic theory includes

• A) prices rising faster than costs.
• B) firms earning excess profits.
• C) output climbing along the marginal cost schedules of existing firms.
• D) an eventual increase in the number of firms operating in the given market and an associated shift in the market supply curve.
• E) all of the above.

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