What Effect Does the Absence of Barriers to Entry in a Monopolistically

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Multiple Choice

What effect does the absence of barriers to entry in a monopolistically competitive industry have on the existing firms' demand and marginal revenue curves?

• A) The demand and marginal revenue curves begin to shift to the right.
• B) The demand curve begins to shift to the right, but the marginal revenue curve shifts to the left.
• C) Both curves shift to the left.
• D) The demand curve shifts to the left, but the marginal revenue curve shifts to the right.

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Definitions:

Five-Month Moving Average

A forecasting method that calculates the average of data points (such as sales or temperatures) over five consecutive months to identify trends.

Past Data Points

Historical information or measurements that are used for analysis or to predict future trends.

Exponential Smoothing

A time series forecasting method for univariate data that applies decreasing weights to past observations.

Actual Demand

The real or observed demand for products or services in a market, as opposed to forecasted or theoretical demand.