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What is monopolistic competition?
A form of imperfect competition with a large number of firms producing slightly differentiated products.
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What are 3 characteristics of monopolistic competition?
Large number of producers, similar products with differentiation, low barriers to entry and exit.
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Where does the monopolistically competitive firm maximise profit?
Where MC = MR.
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What is the monopolistically competitive firm able to make in the short run?
Supernormal profits.
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What is the monopolistically competitive firm able to make in the long run?
Normal profits.
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What do low barriers to entry mean?
New firms can enter the industry relatively easily, attracted by the supernormal profits made by some firms.
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What is the effect of new entrants into a market?
Reduce demand for individual firms as new entrants take market share.
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Where is normal profit made?
At the profit maximising output.
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