explain the relationship between the market price and a monopolistically competitive firm’s marginal revenue, be able to find the profit-maximizing output and price

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explain the relationship between the market price and a monopolistically competitive firm’s marginal revenue, be able to find the profit-maximizing output and price

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A monopolistic competition is a type of market in which there are many producers who sell differentiated products (in terms of quality ,branding etc.). For example: Clothing Industry, Restaurant Industry etc.

The main features of Monopolistic competition are:

  1. There are too many buyers and too many sellers.
  2. The firms produce differentiated products (in terms of branding, packing,qaulity etc)
  3. Perfect knowledge to both consumers and producers about the market and technology.
  4. Freedom of exit and entry to the firms.

 

 

 

 

 

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