Question

The long-run market supply curve in a competitive market will

a. always be horizontal.
b. be the portion of the MC that lies above the minimum of AVC for the marginal firm.
c. typically be more elastic than the short-run supply curve.
d. be above the competitive firm's efficient scale.

Answer 1

The answer is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Competitive market i.e perfect competitive market is the type of market that has many sellers and buyers, the products are identical or similar, no seller or buyer can influence the price of the products, there is low barriers to entry.

This market has a well defined supply curve. The long-run supply curve is a horizontal straight line which is equal to the minimum average cost. Because it is elastic, the price would remain the same irrespective of the output. So it is more sensitive to price(cost of production) in the long run.