This figure illustrates monopolistic competition in the short run by showing a firm's marginal revenue and marginal cost curves. The firm chooses its profit-maximizing quantity of output where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. This occurs at a price above the firm's average total cost, allowing the firm to earn economic profits in the short run under monopolistic competition. However, in the long run, these profits will attract new firms and competition will drive the market price down to each firm's average total cost.
This figure illustrates monopolistic competition in the short run by showing a firm's marginal revenue and marginal cost curves. The firm chooses its profit-maximizing quantity of output where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. This occurs at a price above the firm's average total cost, allowing the firm to earn economic profits in the short run under monopolistic competition. However, in the long run, these profits will attract new firms and competition will drive the market price down to each firm's average total cost.
This figure illustrates monopolistic competition in the short run by showing a firm's marginal revenue and marginal cost curves. The firm chooses its profit-maximizing quantity of output where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. This occurs at a price above the firm's average total cost, allowing the firm to earn economic profits in the short run under monopolistic competition. However, in the long run, these profits will attract new firms and competition will drive the market price down to each firm's average total cost.
This figure illustrates monopolistic competition in the short run by showing a firm's marginal revenue and marginal cost curves. The firm chooses its profit-maximizing quantity of output where marginal revenue equals marginal cost. This occurs at a price above the firm's average total cost, allowing the firm to earn economic profits in the short run under monopolistic competition. However, in the long run, these profits will attract new firms and competition will drive the market price down to each firm's average total cost.
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