If Regulators Required Firms in Monopolistically Competitive Markets to Set

question 620

Multiple Choice

If regulators required firms in monopolistically competitive markets to set price equal to marginal cost,

• A)firms would most likely experience economic losses.
• B)firms would also operate at their efficient scale.
• C)new firms would likely to enter the market.
• D)the most efficient firms would not likely to be affected.

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