Suppose Some Firms in a Perfectly Competitive Market Are Incurring

question 165

Multiple Choice

Suppose some firms in a perfectly competitive market are incurring an economic loss. As a result,

• A) all the firms will eventually incur an economic loss.
• B) some firms will leave the market and the price of the good will rise.
• C) some firms will leave the market and the remaining firms' quantity will decrease.
• D) the total market economic profit must equal $0.

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