If price is less than the average variable cost of a representative firm in a competitive industry in short-run: A. there will be exit from the industry immediately.
B. the firms in the industry should shut down and produce no output
C. the firms in the industry are just earning a normal rate of return.
D. the firms should produce a level of output in which marginal cost is equal to price.
E. the industry is in long-run equilibrium.

1. which one of the following would be an example of a supply-side market failure? a. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, and after the leak is discovered, the business immediately cleans up the pollution at its own expense. b. a gas station is slowly leaking diesel fuel from its underground tanks, but the state uses taxpayer money to clean up the pollution rather than requiring the business to pay. c. your business wants to attract repeat customers by putting on a customer-appreciation picnic at a public park, but you decide not to because you couldn't prevent noncustomers from consuming the food and entertainment you provided. d. everyone rushes to the local retail outlet at midnight on the day of the release of a new video game console, and the store runs out before everyone is able to buy one.