) for the Situation Depicted in Exhibit 10­4, What

question 25

Multiple Choice

) For the situation depicted in Exhibit 10­4, what will happen in the long­run?

• A)New technology will lower average total costs and increase profits for the firm.
• B)Firms will exit this market causing economic profit to increase.
• C)Product differentiation will lead to an increase in profitablility.
• D)New firms will enter the market driving economic profit to zero.
• E)Nothing, the situation will remain the same.

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