Citrus Scooters is a company that manufactures electric scooters in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows the demandcurve, marginal revenue curve (MR), marginal cost curve (MC), and average total cost curve (ATC) for Citrus.Place the black point (plus symbol) on the graph to indicate the short-run profit-maximizing price and quantity for this monopolistically competitivecompany. Then, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the company's profit or loss.PRICE (Dollars per scooter)500450400350300PRICE (Dollars per scooter)25020015010050MRDemand50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500QUANTITY (Scooters)Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, Citrus Scooters is earningsellers in the industry relative to the long-run equilibriu00MCnegativeNow consider the long run in which scooter manufacturers are free to enter and ex positive et.Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, Citrus Scooters is earningan equal number offewerATCmoresellers in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium amount.QUANTITY (Scooters)run in which scooter manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market.DemandMonopolistically Competitive Outcomect of this free entry and exit by shifting the demand curve for a typical individual producer of scooters on theShow the possible effect of this free entry and exit by shifting the demand curve for a typical individual producer of scooters on the following graph.Firms can earn positive profit in the long run.Firms earn zero profit in the long run.zeroDemandPrice equals average total cost in the long run.Firms are not price takers.?Profit or Lossprofit, which means there areprofit, which means there areWhich of the following statements are true for both monopolistically competitive markets and monopoly markets? Check all that apply.?

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Citrus Scooters is a company that manufactures electric scooters in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows the deman curve, marginal revenue curve (MR), marginal cost curve (MC), and average total cost curve (ATC) for Citrus.

Citrus Scooters is a company that manufactures electric scooters in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows the deman curve, marginal revenue curve (MR), marginal cost curve (MC), and average total cost curve (ATC) for Citrus.

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Chapter14: Monopolistic Competition And Product Differentiation

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