Suppose That a Firm Successfully Introduces a Highly Profitable New

question 165

Multiple Choice

Suppose that a firm successfully introduces a highly profitable new product. If this new product offers less marginal utility per unit to consumers than existing substitute products, then the

• A)laws of economics have been violated.
• B)new product must have increasing, not diminishing, marginal utility.
• C)existing products were being produced at a loss.
• D)new product has a lower price than the existing substitute products.

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