Which of the Following Statements Accurately Describes a Difference Between

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements accurately describes a difference between a firm that is a monopolist and one that is in a competitive price-searcher market?

• A) A competitive price searcher produces at the output level where marginal cost equals marginal revenue; a monopolist does not.
• B) A monopolist faces a downward-sloping demand curve; a competitive price searcher does not.
• C) A monopolist charges a price higher than marginal cost; a competitive price searcher does not.
• D) In the long run, a competitive price searcher will earn zero economic profit because of low entry barriers, while a monopolist may earn positive economic profits in the long run.

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