Asked by Annie Vatterott on Jul 04, 2024

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As new firms enter a monopolistically competitive industry, the demand

A) and marginal revenue curves facing each firm begin to shift to the right.
B) curve facing each firm begins to shift to the right but the marginal revenue curve remains constant.
C) and marginal revenue curves facing each firm begin to shift to the left.
D) curve facing each firm shifts to the left, but the marginal revenue curve remains constant.

Marginal Revenue Curve

A graphical representation that shows how additional sales revenue changes with each extra unit of output sold.

Shift Right

In economics, a rightward shift in the demand or supply curve indicates an increase in demand or supply, respectively, at every price level.

Shift Left

The practice in software development and IT operations of moving tasks or steps to earlier stages in the process or lifecycle to identify and solve issues sooner.

  • Scrutinize the operation of market entry and exit in the context of monopolistic competition and its implication on profit margins.
  • Analyze the elasticity of demand as it relates to market entry and competitiveness.
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SYDNEY GARDNERJul 05, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
In a monopolistically competitive industry, as new firms enter the market, the demand for each existing firm's product decreases because consumers have more options. This causes both the demand and marginal revenue curves for each existing firm to shift to the left, not to the right or remain constant.