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We would expect industry entry and exit to be relatively in which of the four market structures?
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Monopolistic and Perfect Competition
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We would expect a homogeneous (standardized) product is less than the minimum ATC. You should :
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Close down because by producing, your losses will exceed your total fixed costs
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The demand curve is a purely competitive industry is _____, while the demand curve to a single firm in that industry is _______
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downsloping, perfectly elastic
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When a monopolistically competitive firm is in long-run equilibrium:
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Marginal revenue equals marginal cost and price equals average total cost
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Game theory can be used to demonstrate that oligopolists:
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Can increase their profits through collusion
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The kinked demand curve of an oligopolist is based on the assumption that :
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Competitors will follow a price cut but ignore a price increase
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Product differentiation is a key characteristic of:
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monopolistically competitive markets only
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Pure monopolists may obtain economic profits in the long run because:
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Of barriers to entry