Your Supervisor Has Shifted Your Responsibilities from the Federal Corporate

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Essay

Your supervisor has shifted your responsibilities from the Federal corporate income tax to a multistate corporate income tax practice. In what areas might your Federal income tax knowledge also be applicable in your new assignment?

Identify and analyze the profit-maximizing behavior of firms in monopolistically competitive markets in the short run and long run.

Understand and calculate profit, total revenue, and total cost for firms within monopolistically competitive markets.

Recognize the role of advertising and product differentiation in monopolistic competition.

Understand the concept of economic profit versus normal profit in the context of monopolistically competitive markets.