3. How short-run profit or losses induce entry or exit Citrus Scooters is a company that manufactures electric scooters in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows the demand curve, 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 competitive company. Then, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the company's profit or loss. ? PRICE (Dollars per scooter) 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 MC 0 0 50 100 ATC Demand 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Scooters) MR Monopolistically Competitive Outcome Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, Citrus Scooters is earning Profit or Loss sellers in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium amount. Now consider the long run in which scooter manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market. profit, which means there are Show 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.

3. How short-run profit or losses induce entry or exit Citrus Scooters is a company that manufactures electric scooters in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows the demand curve, 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 competitive company. Then, use the green rectangle (triangle symbols) to shade the area representing the company's profit or loss. ? PRICE (Dollars per scooter) 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 MC 0 0 50 100 ATC Demand 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Scooters) MR Monopolistically Competitive Outcome Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, Citrus Scooters is earning Profit or Loss sellers in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium amount. Now consider the long run in which scooter manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market. profit, which means there are Show 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.

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