In a constant cost industry,
a. a natural monopoly is likely to occur.
b. total cost is the same, no matter how much a firm produces.
c. the long-run supply curve will be perfectly elastic.
d. entry of new firms in the industry will lead to a reduction in the cost of inputs.
C
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a. is just as socially efficient as a perfectly competitive firm in allocating resources to production since she, too, seeks the largest return on his investment. b. produces an output level at which marginal utility exceeds marginal cost. c. produces more output than a perfectly competitive industry. d. always produces in the inelastic region of his demand curve.