If a Monopolistically Competitive Firm Lowers Its Price And, as a Result

question 30

Multiple Choice

If a monopolistically competitive firm lowers its price and, as a result, its total revenue decreases then

• A)the output effect of the price change was less than the price effect.
• B)the output effect of the price change was greater than the price effect.
• C)the firm's demand curve must have decreased.
• D)the substitution effect of the price change was greater than the income effect.

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