APFIVE Perfect Competition and Technological Change
A perfectly competitive industry is in long-run equilibrium when a technological innovation reduces production costs. What is the immediate effect on existing firms and the eventual market outcome?
A
Economic losses; price increases as supply decreases
B
Economic profits; price decreases as supply increases
C
Normal profits; price remains unchanged
D
Economic profits; price increases as demand increases
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