Consider a monopolistically competitive market in long-run equilibrium, and a firm that is in the market. Suppose there is a shortage of a key input, so that every firm's ATC curve shifts up by a fixed amount. If the firm remains in the market in the new long-run equilibrium, what happens to the price at which it sells the good, and what quantity does it sell? O Price goes down, quantity stays the same Price goes up, quantity stays the same Price goes down, quantity goes down Price goes up, quantity goes down

Consider a monopolistically competitive market in long-run equilibrium, and a firm that is in the market. Suppose there is a shortage of a key input, so that every firm's ATC curve shifts up by a fixed amount. If the firm remains in the market in the new long-run equilibrium, what happens to the price at which it sells the good, and what quantity does it sell? O Price goes down, quantity stays the same Price goes up, quantity stays the same Price goes down, quantity goes down Price goes up, quantity goes down

Exploring Economics

8th Edition

ISBN:9781544336329

Author:Robert L. Sexton

Publisher:Robert L. Sexton

Chapter14: Monopolistic Competition And Product Differentiation

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