Perfectly competitive firms are earning economic profits at a market price of $10 and an average total cost of $8. If new firms enter and increase the average total cost for all firms, the market price will ________ until ________.

A) fall; it reaches $8
B) increase; it reaches $10
C) increase; economic profit is equal to zero
D) fall; economic profit is equal to zero

D) fall; economic profit is equal to zero

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