For a Firm in Monopolistic Competition,innovation and Product Development Are

question 42

Multiple Choice

For a firm in monopolistic competition,innovation and product development are

• A) senseless because economic profit is always zero in the long run.
• B) necessary in order to have a chance of making at least a short-run economic profit.
• C) inconsequential because each firm produces a different product.
• D) necessary to allow new firms to enter.
• E) uncommon because other firms already produce similar products.

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