Technological change allows perfectly competitive firms to ________ and leads to ________

A) lower their costs; lower prices for consumers
B) raise their prices; higher prices for consumers
C) lower their costs; higher prices so the firms can earn economic profits in the long run
D) raise their costs; higher prices and maximum profits in the long run
E) lower their costs; deadweight loss


A

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