In Most Large Cities There Are a Large Number of Bakeries.These

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In most large cities there are a large number of bakeries.These bakeries produce similar,but not identical,products.Some bakeries claim to have the best cheesecakes in town,while others brag about their cookies or specialty breads.The bakery market in a large city is an example of:

• A)Monopolistic competition.
• B)Perfect competition.
• C)An oligopoly.
• D)A monopoly.

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