Would Raising the Price for a Product Create a Larger

question 35

Multiple Choice

Would raising the price for a product create a larger decline in quantity demanded for a monopolistic competitor's than it would for a monopoly?

• A) no; a monopolistic competitor perceives demand as a price maker
• B) no; conditions of imperfect competition means demand is constant
• C) yes; but temporarily because price increases only create a short-run decline
• D) yes; consumers will buy from competitors offering lower priced substitutes

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