Micro Economics For Today
Micro Economics For Today
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337613064
Author: Tucker, Irvin B.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Chapter 9, Problem 2SQP
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Explain the reason for a monopolist to face a downward sloping curve and perfectly competitive firm to face a horizontal demand curve.

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why do perfectly competitive firms maximize their profits by producing so that the price is equal to marginal cost, but monopolists maximize their profits by setting a price that is greater than marginal cost?
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