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question 253

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Use the following to answer questions:
Figure: The Restaurant Market
-(Figure: The Restaurant Market) The figure The Restaurant Market shows curves facing a typical restaurant. Assume that many firms, differentiated products, and easy entry and exit characterize the restaurant market. In long-run equilibrium, the economic profit earned by the typical restaurant in the community will be:

• A) negative.
• B) zero.
• C) equal to the level shown in the figure.
• D) Not enough information is given to answer the question.

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