Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly Are Similar in That Firms in Both

question 25

Multiple Choice

Monopolistic competition and oligopoly are similar in that firms in both markets

• A) face horizontal demand curves.
• B) do not earn profits in the long run.
• C) tend to charge higher prices than under perfect competition.
• D) find that advertising and other types of selling expenses are unnecessary.
• E) produce homogeneous products.

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