If the typical firm in a perfectly competitive market is earning positive economic profits then which of the following would be expected to happen?
A) Firms will exit the market.
B) New firms will enter the market.
C) There will be neither entry nor exit in this market.
D) There will soon be a depression in the market.
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A)new firms may enter
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A)maximize
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