In a perfectly competitive market, an increase in market demand
A) raises the price in the short run and attracts new firms in the long run.
B) raises the price in the short run and the long run.
C) lowers the price in the short run and in the long run.
D) has no effect on the price in either the short run or the long run because the firms are price takers.
A
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A. ABC Dairy is differentiating its product and will likely be able to charge a higher price than before. B. ABC Dairy will still be a price taker because it is still operating in a perfectly competitive market. C. ABC Dairy will have a monopoly on organic milk due to very high entry barriers. D. The other dairy firms will produce with excess capacity, but ABC Dairy will be efficient.