The Representative Firm in a Purely Competitive Industry

question 136

Multiple Choice

The representative firm in a purely competitive industry

• A) will always earn a profit in the short run.
• B) may earn either an economic profit or a loss in the long run.
• C) will always earn an economic profit in the long run.
• D) will earn zero economic profit in the long run.

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