In Figure 5.8, if the supply curve moves from S1 to S5,

A. the firm will go from making an economic profit to a normal profit.
B. the firm will make a smaller economic profit than they used to.
C. the firm will go from making an economic profit to a loss but one that is not big enough to make it want to shutdown.
D. the firm will go from making an economic profit to a loss that is big enough to make it want to shutdown.


Answer: D

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