In Emerging Industries

question 32

Multiple Choice

In emerging industries

• A) firms that are first movers are unlikely to gain product-differentiation advantages based on buyer loyalty and high switching costs.
• B) firms that are first movers can gain product-differentiation advantages based on perceived technological leadership.
• C) product-differentiation efforts are focused on product refinement as a basis of product differentiation.
• D) firms can sometimes be tempted to exaggerate the extent to which they have refined and improved their products and services.

Grasp the concept of profit maximization for monopolistically competitive firms.

Distinguish between demand curves and marginal revenue curves in the context of monopolistically competitive firms.

Recognize the concept of minimum average variable cost and its relevance in the long-run equilibrium.

Understand the efficiency implications of monopolistic competition in terms of resource use.

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