If All Monopolistically Competitive Firms Had Identical Cost Curves,then

question 72

Multiple Choice

If all monopolistically competitive firms had identical cost curves,then

• A) the industry would remain monopolistically competitive because of product differentiation.
• B) long-run profit for each firm would be positive.
• C) short-run profit for each firm would be negative.
• D) excessive brand proliferation would result.
• E) the industry would become perfectly competitive.

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