c) Long-run

low barriers to entry and exit → firms easily enter and exit the market → supply fluctuates → firms always make a normal profit in the long-run

short-run = supernormal profit

  • attracts new firms

  • elastic demand + AR shifts left

  • AR = ATC

  • price decreases

short-run = loss

  • firms leave market

  • inelastic demand + AR shifts right

  • AR = ATC

  • price increases