If the Typical Firm in a Perfectly Competitive Market Was

question 112

Multiple Choice

If the typical firm in a perfectly competitive market was depicted in the graph below, what would be most likely to occur?

• A)New firms would be likely to enter, increasing the market price.
• B)New firms would be likely to enter, decreasing the market price.
• C)Existing firms would be likely to exit, increasing the market price.
• D)Existing firms would be likely to exit, decreasing the market price.
• E)Firm would neither enter nor exit and the market price would remain unchanged.

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