In the Short Run,product Differentiation Enables Firms in Monopolistically Competitive

question 98

Multiple Choice

In the short run,product differentiation enables firms in monopolistically competitive markets to:

• A)produce a good for which there are no exact substitutes.
• B)standardize goods.
• C)collude.
• D)act like perfectly competitive firms.

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