What are the characteristics of monopolistic competition?
What will be an ideal response?
Monopolistically competitive industries have many firms, differentiated products, no barriers to entry, and face elastic (but not perfectly elastic) demand curves.
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A. ABC. B. OBCD. C. OACD. D. DCE.
Eminent domain _____
a. is when government forces holdouts to sell b. can be used by special interest for public gain c. is the only way to solve the holdout problem d. a and b e. b and c
A singer would willingly perform in a concert for $100,000. If she is paid $500,000 for the concert, she is
A) receiving $500,000 to cover her opportunity cost. B) not being paid her full opportunity cost. C) receiving $400,000 of economic rent. D) certainly being paid more than warranted by the level of demand.
Product differentiation makes the demand for a monopolistically competitive firm's product:
a. perfectly elastic. b. more elastic than for a monopoly. c. more inelastic than for a monopoly. d. perfectly inelastic.