An important difference between a perfectly competitive market and a monopolistically competitive market is that, in the latter,
a. there are more sellers of the good
b. there are only a few large sellers
c. there are no barriers to entry or exit
d. there is only one seller of the good
e. the product is not standardized
E
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If the non-institutional population over 16 years of age equals 200 million, the number of individuals employed is equal to 60 million and the number of individuals not in the labor force is equal to 120 million, then:
a. The employment rate is equal to 30%, and the unemployment rate cannot be determined. b. The employment rate is equal to 75%, and the unemployment rate cannot be determined. c. The employment rate is equal to 30%, and the unemployment rate is equal to 10%. d. The employment rate is equal to 30%, and the unemployment rate is equal to 25%. e. The employment rate is equal to 30%, and the unemployment rate is equal to 33.3%.
If a monopoly is price discriminating between two groups, A and B, based on observable customer characteristics, there is a difference in the marginal cost of selling to the two groups, and the elasticity of demand for group A is -1.5 while the elasticity of demand for group B is -2.1, which of the following is true?
A. The markup and price for group A customers will be higher than for group B customers. B. The markup and price for group B customers will be higher than for group A customers. C. The markup for group A customers will be higher than for group B customers, but there is not enough information to determine which price will be higher. D. The price for group A customers will be higher than for group B customers, but there is not enough information to determine which markup will be higher.