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Monopolistic competitors producelessgoods at a higher average cost than pure competitors. Could a purely competitive market degenerate into a monopolistically competitive market? If so,,why would the lower prices of the pure competitors fail to drive out the higher- priced monopolistic competitor?

category

economics

options

  1. Adoption of homogeneous marketing strategies by all firms
  2. Introduction of product differentiation
  3. Introduction of price war
  4. Mergers of pure competitors into a single entity
  5. Increase in production cost
  6. Decrease in consumer demand
  7. Consumer preference for uniform products
  8. Elimination of all competition through collusion
  9. Sudden increase in market entry barriers
  10. Shifts in government regulations that favor larger firms

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stemez-Economics

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