If economic profits are being earned in a perfectly competitive market, new firms will enter the market in the long run. Therefore, the market supply curve will shift leftward and the market price will increase.

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In a perfectly competitive market, if economic profits are being earned, new firms will enter the market, increasing the market supply, which shifts the supply curve rightward, leading to a decrease in market price.

If Economic Profits Are Being Earned in a Perfectly Competitive