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a. Suppose the four largest steel producers in Canada among them control 85 percent of total market sales. We would say that this industry is highly ______. We say that 85 percent is the ______ in this industry.
b. A firm that has the ability to set prices faces a ______ demand curve.
c. The theory of monopolistic competition helps explain industries with a ______ number of ______ firms. The theory of oligopoly helps explain industries with a ______ number of ______ firms.
d. A firm operating in a monopolistically competitive market structure maximizes profits by equating and ______. A firm that is operating in an oligopolistic market structure maximizes profit by equating ______ and ______ although its rivals' responses to its actions will affect its ______.
e. In long-run equilibrium, and in comparison to perfect competition, monopolistic competition produces a ______ range of products but at a ______ cost per unit.
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Microeconomics
ISBN: 978-0321866349
14th canadian Edition
Authors: Christopher T.S. Ragan, Richard G Lipsey
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