A Decrease in the Price of One Substitute Good Causes

question 71

Multiple Choice

A decrease in the price of one substitute good causes:

• A) an upward movement along the demand curve for the other substitute good.
• B) a downward movement along the demand curve for the other substitute good.
• C) a rightward shift in the demand curve for the other substitute good.
• D) a leftward shift in the demand curve for the other substitute good.

Examine the role of product differentiation in monopolistically competitive markets.

Understand the implications of economic profit and loss in monopolistically competitive markets in both short and long run.

Analyze the impact of the number of firms and degree of product differentiation on market dynamics.

Understand the characteristics and equilibrium conditions of monopolistically competitive firms.

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