Because market price always tends back to the minimum average total cost for all identical firms in a perfectly competitive market in the long run, in theory:

A. price will be the same at any quantity.
B. the supply curve may be downward sloping.
C. the supply will remain a constant quantity.
D. the supply curve will be upward sloping.


Answer: A

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