Why Is a Profit-Maximizing Firm in a Monopolistically Competitive Market

question 179

Multiple Choice

Why is a profit-maximizing firm in a monopolistically competitive market eager for another customer

• A)to maintain the equality between price and marginal cost
• B)to markup where price exceeds marginal cost?c to continue to operate at the efficient scale?d.to earn zero economic profits in the long run

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