To Maximise Their Profits and Defend Those Profits from Competitors

question 235

Multiple Choice

To maximise their profits and defend those profits from competitors, monopolistically competitive firms must

• A)lobby government to erect barriers to entry in their industries.
• B)limit foreign competition in their markets by encouraging the government to impose tariffs and other trade restrictions.
• C)differentiate their products.
• D)achieve economies of scale.

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Definitions:

Experimental Method

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The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) directly influences another (the effect).

Independent Variable

The factor in an experiment that is deliberately manipulated to examine its effect on a dependent variable.

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