When the Gain from a Product-Variety Externality Exceeds the Loss

question 4

Multiple Choice

When the gain from a product-variety externality exceeds the loss from a business stealing externality in a monopolistically competitive market:

• A)market efficiency is likely to be enhanced by the entrance of new firms in the market
• B)the market structure is likely to be in transition
• C)firms are more likely to operate at efficient scale
• D)there are likely to be too many firms in the market

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