Scenario 16-6 Ike's Ice Cream Has Decided to Open a New Ice

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Scenario 16-6
Ike's Ice Cream has decided to open a new ice cream parlor in Mayville, MS. The market for ice cream parlors is monopolistically competitive.
-Refer to Scenario 16-6. As a result of the new Ike's Ice Cream parlor, existing ice cream shops located in Mayville are likely to experience a

• A)business-stealing externality, which harms producers.
• B)business-stealing externality, which benefits producers.
• C)product-variety externality, which harms consumers.
• D)product-variety externality, which benefits consumers.