Figure 8.2 shows demand and costs for a monopolistically competitive firm. In the long run we expect:

A. the firm's demand curve to shift to the right.
B. the firm's marginal revenue curve to shift to the left.
C. the firm's average cost curve to shift upward.
D. the firm's marginal cost curve to shift downward.


Answer: B

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