a. With the aid of a diagram explain how a monopolist determines how much output to produce

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a. With the aid of a diagram explain how a monopolist determines how much
output to produce and what price to charge. [4 marks]
b. Explain how the perfectly competitive firm decides whether to operate or shut
down in the short run. [4 marks]
c. Explain why firms operating in monopolistically competitive markets probably
will not earn an economic profit in the long run. [4 marks]
d. Why does interdependence of firms play a major role in oligopoly but not in
perfect competition or monopolistic competition? [4 marks]

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