A Firm in Monopolistic Competition Is Similar to a Firm

question 163

Multiple Choice

A firm in monopolistic competition is similar to a firm in perfect competition because they both

• A) can make only zero economic profit in the long run.
• B) can make only zero economic profit in the short run.
• C) maximize their profits by producing where P = MR = MC.
• D) Both answers A and C are correct.
• E) Both answers B and C are correct.

Analyze service systems to calculate probabilities related to service availability and busyness.

Estimate arrival rates given average wait times and customer line lengths.

Utilize the M/M/1 queuing model to calculate system utilization, waiting times, and numbers in system and queue.

Analyze the impacts of adding service capacity on system performance measures.

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