The Kinked Oligopoly Demand Curve Does Not Describe the Demand

question 80

Multiple Choice

The kinked oligopoly demand curve does not describe the demand curve for monopolistic competition because in monopolistically competitive markets,

• A)Firms are not as interdependent as oligopolistic firms.
• B)Firms have no market power.
• C)There is not as much product differentiation as in oligopoly.
• D)There is no nonprice competition.

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