Practice mode Monopoly & Competition

A monopolistically competitive firm chooses the quantity at which marginal cost equals what, and how does it then set its price?

Correct answer B. Marginal revenue and then use the demand curve to determine the price consistent with this quantity

Explanation

Like a monopolist, the firm produces where marginal cost equals marginal revenue, then reads off the demand curve the highest price buyers will pay for that output.

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