In the long run, a representative firm in a monopolistically competitive industry will end up

A) having an elasticity of demand that will be less than it was in the short run.
B) having a larger number of competitors than it will in the short run.
C) producing a level of output at which marginal cost and price are equal.
D) earning a normal profit, but not an economic profit.

Monopolistically Competitive Industry

A commercial setup in which various enterprises market goods that are comparable, though not identical, granting them a measure of control within the marketplace.

Elasticity Of Demand

An indicator of the level of change in consumer demand for a product based on fluctuations in its price.

Normal Profit

The minimum level of profit needed for a company to remain competitive in the market; it occurs when total revenues are equal to total costs, including opportunity costs.