Zero economic profits for a perfectly competitive firm in the long run means

a. the firm must exit the industry.
b. the firm is in equilibrium.
c. the firm will shut down until the market improves.
d. average revenue is insufficient to cover long-run average cost.


b

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When something happens to the economy, monetarists ask two questions:

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