A Major Distinction Between a Monopolistically Competitive Firm and an Oligopolistic

question 62

Multiple Choice

A major distinction between a monopolistically competitive firm and an oligopolistic firm is that

• A) one is a price taker and the other is a price maker.
• B) a recognized interdependence exists between firms in one industry but not in the other.
• C) one always produces differentiated products and the other always produces a homogeneous product.
• D) one necessarily faces a downward-sloping demand curve and the other a horizontal demand curve.

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