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Chapter 25, Problem 18P
To determine

The short run and long run equilibrium of firms in a monopolistically competitive market.

Concept Introduction:

Monopolistic Competition: The monopolistically competitive market is one in which there is a large number of firms producing similar but not identical products. It is a market form which retains some characteristics of perfect competition and some of monopoly.

Short Run: It signifies a time when apart from one factor of production, mostly labour, rest are fixed.

Long-Run: In the long run all the factors of production are variable and there is a free entry into the market and a free exit from the market.

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