The Long-Run Supply Curve for a Perfectly Competitive, Constant-Cost Industry

question 30

Multiple Choice

The long-run supply curve for a perfectly competitive, constant-cost industry

• A)is upward-sloping.
• B)is horizontal.
• C)is downward-sloping.
• D)is found by adding up the marginal cost curves for all firms in the industry.

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