Price P AC Perfect Competition MC Q Quantity per month AC P= AR= MR new firms will enter the market and price will rise existing firms will exit the market and price will fall new firms will exit the market and price will rise new firms will enter the market and price will fall the existing firms will continue to earn profit since they are protected by barr to entry

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If this is the case of a typical firm in a perfectly competitive market, what is most likely to happen?

Price
P
AC
Perfect Competition
MC
Q
Quantity per month
AC
P= AR= MR
new firms will enter the market and price will rise
existing firms will exit the market and price will fall
new firms will exit the market and price will rise
new firms will enter the market and price will fall
the existing firms will continue to earn profit since they are protected by barriers
to entry
Transcribed Image Text:Price P AC Perfect Competition MC Q Quantity per month AC P= AR= MR new firms will enter the market and price will rise existing firms will exit the market and price will fall new firms will exit the market and price will rise new firms will enter the market and price will fall the existing firms will continue to earn profit since they are protected by barriers to entry
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