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The long-run supply curve under pure competition will be: Downsloping in a decre

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Question

          The long-run supply curve under pure competition will be:          

    Downsloping in a decreasing-cost industry and upsloping in an increasing-cost industry
                                        Horizontal in a constant-cost industry and downsloping in an increasing-cost industry
                                        Vertical in a constant-cost industry and upsloping in a decreasing-cost industry
                                        Upsloping in an increasing-cost industry and vertical in a constant-cost industry
              

              

7. In the Microsoft antitrust case, a federal court ruled to break up the company on the basis of the:                     

6. If firms are losing money in a purely competitive industry, then in the long run this situation will shift the industry:                                                   Demand curve to the right, and the market price will increase
                                        Supply curve to the left, and the market price will increase
                                        Supply curve to the right, and the market price will decrease
                                        Demand curve to the left, and the market price will decrease

Explanation / Answer

Vertical in a constant-cost industry and upsloping in a decreasing-cost industry

Demand curve to the right, and the market price will increase

firm's market behavior