For each of the following characteristics, say whether it describes a
a. sells a product differentiated from that of its competitors
b. has marginal revenue less than price
c. earns economic profit in the long run
d. produces at the minimum of
e. equates marginal revenue and marginal cost
f. charges a price above marginal cost
4. For each of the following characteristics, say whether it describes a
a. faces a downward-sloping demand curve
b. has marginal revenue less than price
c. faces the entry of new firms selling similar products
d. earns economic profit in the long run
e. equates marginal revenue and marginal cost
f. produces the socially efficient quantity of output
Classify the following markets as perfectly competitive, monopolistic, or monopolistically competitive, and explain your answers.
a. wooden no. 2 pencils
b. copper
c. local electricity service
d. peanut butter
e. lipstick
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