Multiple Choice
How will a profit-maximizing firm in a perfectly competitive market react to an increase in the short-run market demand curve?
A) It will increase output because the marginal revenue curve shifts upwards.
B) It will purchase more capital to increase its output.
C) It will decrease output because more firms will enter the industry.
D) It won't react because its demand curve is perfectly elastic.
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