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A-LevelEconomicsTheory of the FirmMay/June 2018Paper 3 Q101 Mark

What is implied by an observation that an industry is contestable? A Barriers to entry make little difference to a firm's monopoly power. B Firms in the industry can earn abnormal profits in the long run. C Inefficient firms can survive in the industry in the long run. D Monopoly power is not necessarily exploited.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Economics (9708) May/June 2018 examination, Paper 3 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Theory of the Firm and is worth 1 mark.

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