If a Typical Monopolistically Competitive Firm Is Making Short-Run Losses

question 177

Multiple Choice

If a typical monopolistically competitive firm is making short-run losses, then

• A)other more competitive firms will enter the market.
• B)as some firms leave, the remaining firms will experience an increase in the demand for their products.
• C)as some firms leave, the demand for the products of the remaining firms will become more elastic.
• D)the industry will eventually cease to exist.

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Definitions:

Trade or Business

An activity carried out for the purpose of earning income or profit, involving regularity and continuity in operations.

Security

A financial instrument representing an ownership position in a publicly-traded corporation (stock), a creditor relationship with a governmental body or a corporation (bond), or rights to ownership as represented by an option.

Market Price

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold in a marketplace.

Net Losses

Refers to the situation where a company's expenses exceed its revenues for a given period, resulting in a negative profit.