If Regulators Were to Ensure That Monopolistically Competitive Firms Follow

question 107

Multiple Choice

If regulators were to ensure that monopolistically competitive firms follow a marginal cost-pricing rule:

• A) new firms would be likely to enter the market.
• B) the most efficient firms would not likely be affected.
• C) all firms would experience losses.
• D) firms would operate at the most efficient scale.

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