A perfectly competitive firm cannot make economic profits in the long run because:
a. it is a price taker

b. there are no barriers to entry into the industry.
c. it faces a perfectly elastic demand curve.
d. its advertising costs will rise to eliminate any economic profits.


b

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What will be an ideal response?

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