Practice mode Monopoly & Competition

In terms of scale of production and pricing, how do monopolistically competitive firms behave?

Correct answer B. With excess capacity and charge a price above marginal cost

Explanation

In long-run equilibrium the demand curve is tangent to average total cost on its falling section, so firms produce below efficient scale and charge a price above marginal cost.

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