Principles of Economics, 7th Edition

Published by South-Western College
ISBN 10: 128516587X
ISBN 13: 978-1-28516-587-5

Chapter 16 - Part V - Monopolistic Competition - Problems and Applications - Page 346: 8

Answer

The price decreases, from $P_{0}$ to $P_{1}$. The quantity increases from $Q_{0}$ to $Q_{1}$. The average total cost and marginal cost curves stay the same. The profit shrinks from $(P_{0}-C_{0})*Q_{0}$ to zero.

Work Step by Step

The second graph shows the updated cost and demand curves.
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