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Consider the monopolistically competitive market structure, which has some features of a perfectly competitive market and some features of a monopoly .
Complete the following table by indicating whether each attribute characterizes a perfectly competitive market, a monopolistically competitive market, both, or neither. Check all that apply.
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Monopolistically Competitive Market
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Many sellers |
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Price taker |
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