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Why are demand and marginal revenue represented by the same curve for a firm in a perfectly competitive market, but by separate curves for a firm in a monopolistically competitive market?
Upward-sloping
A term often used in economics to describe a line on a graph that shows an increase in a variable as another variable increases, such as supply or demand curves in relation to price.
Downward-sloping
A downward-sloping curve illustrates a negative relationship between two variables, commonly seen in demand curves where price and quantity demanded are inversely related.
Slope
The rate at which a line on a graph inclines or declines, indicating the relationship between two variables on a plotted curve.
Movement Along
The change in quantity demanded or supplied of a good due to a change in its price, represented graphically by a movement along a demand or supply curve.
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