In the Long Run When a Perfectly Competitive Firm Experiences

question 57

Multiple Choice

In the long run when a perfectly competitive firm experiences negative economic profits

• A) firms exit the industry, the market supply curve shifts rightward, and the market price falls.
• B) firms enter the industry, the market supply curve shifts rightward, and the market price falls.
• C) firms exit the industry, the market supply curve shifts leftward, and the market price rises.
• D) firms enter the industry, the market supply curve shifts rightward, and the market price rises.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that involves making judgments based on how well something matches or represents a particular prototype.

Overconfidence

The tendency to be more confident in one's own abilities or outcomes than is objectively justified.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut used in decision-making that involves judging the likelihood of an event based on how closely it matches a prototype or stereotype.