If the Menu Cost Theory Is True,then Firms That Change

question 6

Multiple Choice

If the menu cost theory is true,then firms that change prices less frequently than other firms are likely to be in

• A)more competitive industries.
• B)service, rather than manufacturing, industries.
• C)growing, rather than declining, industries.
• D)less competitive industries.

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Positive Linear Relationship

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