In Pursing Its Own Interest, an Oligopoly Firm Will Decide

question 113

Multiple Choice

In pursing its own interest, an oligopoly firm will decide to increase production by 1 unit as long as

• A)there is no output effect.
• B)there is no price effect.
• C)the output effect is larger than the price effect.
• D)the price effect is larger than the output effect.

Identify how market dynamics in monopolistic competition lead to zero economic profit in the long run.

Determine the markup over marginal cost in the context of monopolistic competition.

Evaluate the implications of excess capacity in monopolistically competitive firms.

Analyze the impact of government interventions on firm output and efficiency in monopolistically competitive markets.

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