Describe how economic losses are eliminated in a perfectly competitive industry
What will be an ideal response?
If firms are incurring economic losses, some will exit in the long run. When firms exit, the market supply decreases and the market supply curve shifts leftward. When supply decreases, the price rises. As the price rises, the surviving firms increase production and their economic losses are eliminated.
Economics
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