The number of firms in a monopolistically competitive market means that
A) all firms will have substantial monopoly power since there are so few firms in the industry.
B) each firm has a relatively small share of the total market since there are many firms in the industry.
C) the firms will be likely to collude since there are only a few firms in the industry.
D) firms will have a hard time earning non-negative profits since there are many firms in the industry.
B
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