Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
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7.Monopolists differ from perfect competitors because monopolists always make a profit? True or false? Why?
8.What are the "monopolistic" and the "competitive" elements of monopolistic competition?
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The expert determines how monopolists differ from perfect competitors because monopolists always make a profit.
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Monopolists usually always make profit because they present barriers to entry - so the technology or the knowhow is contained in the hands of the monopoly only. As such, it can fix prices so much so that people can be forced to buy the product and give the monopoly a continual profit. However, perfect competition does not mean that the market structure will remain feasible even ...
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