Figure 16-7 The Lines in the Figures Below Illustrate the Potential Effect

question 391

Multiple Choice

Figure 16-7
The lines in the figures below illustrate the potential effect of entry and exit in a monopolistically competitive market on either the demand curve or the marginal cost curve of existing firms.

-Refer to Figure 16-7.Panel (d) illustrates the change that would occur if existing firms faced

• A) long-run economic losses.
• B) a decrease in the diversity of products offered in the market.
• C) new entrants in the market.
• D) firms exiting the market.

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