Economics 9708 · AS & A Level · 7.6

7.6 — practice question

The diagram illustrates a profit-maximising firm’s position in a perfectly competitive industry. Which analysis of this position is correct?

  • Aprofits in short run: supernormal; number of firms in the industry in the long run: decrease
  • Bprofits in short run: supernormal; number of firms in the industry in the long run: increase
  • Cprofits in short run: normal; number of firms in the industry in the long run: remain the same
  • Dprofits in short run: subnormal; number of firms in the industry in the long run: decrease

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