For an incumbent, investing in plant and equipment that reduces marginal cost while raising total cost makes sense if
A) the incumbent's profit fro, producing the entry-deterring level of output after making the investment exceeds the profit the firm would earn if it didn't make the investment and entry occurred
B) the incumbent's profit from producing the entry-deterring level of output after making the investment is positive
C) the potential entrant cannot enter the market profitably after the incumbent makes the investment and produces the entry-deterring level of output
D) the potential entrant would not enter the market anyway
A) the incumbent's profit from producing the entry-deterring level of output after making the investment exceeds the profit the firm would earn if it didn't make the investment and entry occurred
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