Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, the shop is making profit, which means there are shops in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium. Now consider the long run in which bike manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market.

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1.How short-run profit or losses induce entry or exit

Fantastique Bikes is a company that manufactures bikes in a monopolistically competitive market. The following graph shows Fantastique's demand curve, marginal revenue curve (MR), marginal cost curve (MC), and average total cost curve (ATC).on the graph to indicate the short-run profit-maximizing price and quantity for this monopolistically competitive company.

 
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Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, the shop is making
profit, which means there are
shops in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium.
Now consider the long run in which bike manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market.
Transcribed Image Text:Given the profit-maximizing choice of output and price, the shop is making profit, which means there are shops in the industry relative to the long-run equilibrium. Now consider the long run in which bike manufacturers are free to enter and exit the market.
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Monopolistically Competitive Outcome
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ATC
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Profit or Loss
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MC
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MR
Demand
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QUANTITY (Bikes)
PRICE (Dollars per bike)
Transcribed Image Text:500 450 Monopolistically Competitive Outcome 400 350 ATC 300 Profit or Loss 250 200 150 100 MC 50 MR Demand 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 QUANTITY (Bikes) PRICE (Dollars per bike)
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