-The Above Figure Shows Three Possible Average Total Cost Curves

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Multiple Choice

-The above figure shows three possible average total cost curves.If all firms in a perfectly competitive industry each have an average total cost curve identical to ATC?,each produce 30 units,and the market price of the good is $16 per unit,then the firms

• A) make zero economic profit and firms neither enter nor exit the industry.
• B) make zero economic profit and so some firms exit the industry.
• C) incur an economic loss and so some firms exit the industry.
• D) incur an economic loss and so new firms enter the industry.
• E) make an economic profit and new firms enter the industry.

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Definitions:

Granulation Tissue

New vascular tissue in granular form on an open wound, which is indicative of the healing process.

Fibroblasts

Cells in connective tissue that produce collagen and other fibers.

Collagen

The primary structural protein in the extracellular space in the various connective tissues of the body.

Capillaries

Tiny blood vessels between arteries and veins where oxygen, nutrients, and wastes are exchanged between blood and tissues.