If We Observe a Great Deal More Advertising for Mucinex

question 163

Multiple Choice

If we observe a great deal more advertising for Mucinex, an over-the-counter drug, than for a Grainger drill press, we can infer that

• A)more money is spent on Mucinex than on Grainger drill presses.
• B)the market for Mucinex is more highly differentiated than the market for Grainger drill presses.
• C)Grainger has lower costs of production than Mucinex.
• D)Mucinex operates in an oligopoly, while Grainger operates in a monopolistically competitive market.

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