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bobbie

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Why do firms in monopolistic competition operate with excess capacity?
 
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What is autarky?
 
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Answer to Question 1

A firm's capacity output is the output at which average total cost is at its minimum. In monopolistic competition in the long run, MR = MC and P = ATC. At the long run equilibrium, it is the case that MC < ATC, which means that ATC is falling in this range and so production occurs at an output level that is less than capacity output.

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Autarky is a situation in which a country does not trade with other countries.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 29, 2018
Gracias!


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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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