(a) Fill in the blanks with the following words. barriers to entry, long run, monopoly, perfect competition, short run, supernormal profits Under new firms are attracted into the industry and the abnormal profits are competed away as the market supply curve shifts to the right and the market price falls. However, which are the very source of monopoly can only exist in the as in the under new firms are unable to enter the market as there are various power. Thus a single firm may remain the only supplier, and supernormal profits may persist in both the short and long run; in monopoly, there is therefore no distinction between short and long run equilibrium.

(a) Fill in the blanks with the following words. barriers to entry, long run, monopoly, perfect competition, short run, supernormal profits Under new firms are attracted into the industry and the abnormal profits are competed away as the market supply curve shifts to the right and the market price falls. However, which are the very source of monopoly can only exist in the as in the under new firms are unable to enter the market as there are various power. Thus a single firm may remain the only supplier, and supernormal profits may persist in both the short and long run; in monopoly, there is therefore no distinction between short and long run equilibrium.

Exploring Economics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter13: Monopoly And Antitrust

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 7P

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