As New Firms Enter a Monopolistically Competitive Industry, the ________

question 137

Multiple Choice

As new firms enter a monopolistically competitive industry, the ________ curve facing each existing firm will shift to the left and become more elastic because there are now ________ substitutes for its product.

• A) demand; more
• B) demand; less
• C) supply; more
• D) supply; less

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