When the market is in long-run equilibrium in a perfectly competitive market, this implies that in the long run means

A. no firm in the industry has an incentive to exit.
B. no firm outside the industry has an incentive to enter.
C. no firm in the industry has an incentive to increase or decrease its output.
D. all of these conditions are met in the long run equilibrium.


Answer: D

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