Suppose That Monopolistically Competitive Firms in a Certain Market Are

Multiple Choice

Suppose that monopolistically competitive firms in a certain market are experiencing losses. In the transition from this initial situation to a long-run equilibrium,

A) the number of firms in the market decreases.
B) each existing firm experiences a decrease in demand for its product.
C) each firm experiences an upward shift of its marginal cost and average total cost curves.
D) each existing firm's average total cost falls to bring economic profit back to zero.