In Contrast with Perfect Competition, Excess Capacity Characterises Monopolistic Competition

question 100

Multiple Choice

In contrast with perfect competition, excess capacity characterises monopolistic competition.Excess capacity is due to which of the following?

• A)Monopolistically competitive firms produce at the minimum point on their average total cost curves.
• B)Monopolistically competitive firms face downward-sloping demand curves.In the long run, firms produce where their demand curves are tangent to their long-run average total cost curves.
• C)Monopolistically competitive firms produce where marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost.
• D)Monopolistically competitive markets have low barriers to entry.

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