The Product-Variety Externality and the Business-Stealing Externality Are Both Spillover

question 135

True/False

The product-variety externality and the business-stealing externality are both spillover costs of new firms entering a monopolistically competitive market.

Analyze equilibrium conditions in a purely competitive market.

Distinguish between normal profits, economic profits, and losses in the short run for competitive firms.

Understand the conditions under which a firm should continue to operate at a loss in the short-run.

Calculate marginal revenue and total revenue for firms in a purely competitive industry.

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