When a Monopolistically Competitive Firm Cuts Its Price to Increase

question 175

Multiple Choice

When a monopolistically competitive firm cuts its price to increase its sales, it experiences a gain in revenue due to the

• A)substitution effect.
• B)income effect.
• C)price effect.
• D)output effect.

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Definitions:

Statistical Evidence

Data collected and analyzed for the purpose of supporting a conclusion or hypothesis.

Step-Variable Cost

The cost of a resource that is obtained in large chunks and that increases and decreases only in response to fairly wide changes in activity.

Contribution Margin

It is the difference between the sales revenue of a product and its variable costs. The contribution margin represents the portion of sales revenue that is not consumed by variable costs.

Behaviour

The actions or reactions of a person or system in response to external or internal stimuli.