问题


There is a single choice question about high school microeconomics. Answer the question by replying A, B, C or D.
Question: If firms are entering an industry that is monopolistically competitive, we would expect
A. the demand for existing firms to shift rightward.
B. the market price of the product to increase.
C. the demand for existing firms to become more inelastic.
D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward.
Answer:

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When new firms enter a monopolistically competitive market, the increased competition reduces the market share of existing firms. Each firm faces a downward-sloping demand curve due to product differentiation, but the entry of more firms provides consumers with more substitutes. This causes the demand curve for existing firms to **shift leftward** as customers are drawn to new entrants.

- **A** is incorrect because demand shifts rightward only if firms exit, freeing up market share.
- **B** is incorrect as increased competition typically lowers prices, not raises them.
- **C** is incorrect because more substitutes make demand **more elastic**, not inelastic.

**Answer: D**
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gpto1 D D
GPT-4o D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward. D
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Qwen2-72B-Instruct D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward. D
baichuan4 A D
doubao D. When new firms enter a monopolistically competitive industry, the market becomes more competitive, and the market share of existing firms is reduced. This leads to a leftward shift in the demand curve for existing firms. Option A is incorrect as the demand would shift leftward, not rightward. Option B is also incorrect as the increased competition would likely lead to a decrease in price rather than an increase. Option C is not correct as the demand is likely to become more elastic, not less elastic.
So the answer is D.
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minimax D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward.

In a monopolistically competitive market, firms differentiate their products in some way, which allows them to have some market power. However, because the barriers to entry are relatively low, new firms can enter the market relatively easily. When new firms enter the market, the demand for each existing firm's product will decrease because the market is being shared with more firms. This means that the demand curve for each individual firm shifts leftward, indicating that each firm will sell less at any given price.
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kimi D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward.

In a monopolistically competitive market, when new firms enter the industry, they typically offer a differentiated product that attracts some of the customers away from existing firms. As a result, the demand curve for the products of existing firms shifts leftward because they now have fewer customers. This is because the new entrants are taking a share of the market, reducing the market share of the existing firms.
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wenxinyiyan D

In a monopolistically competitive market, firms produce differentiated products that are close substitutes for each other. When new firms enter the market, they increase the total output and the range of choices available to consumers. This typically leads to a decrease in demand for the products of existing firms because consumers now have more options to choose from, and some of them may switch to the new entrants.

Here's a breakdown of the options:

A. the demand for existing firms to shift rightward.
This is not likely to happen. On the contrary, as new firms enter, the demand for existing firms is likely to decrease (shift leftward) due to increased competition.

B. the market price of the product to increase.
In monopolistically competitive markets, entry of new firms typically leads to increased competition, which puts downward pressure on prices. Therefore, prices are not likely to increase.

C. the demand for existing firms to become more inelastic.
Demand becoming more inelastic means that consumers are less sensitive to price changes. However, in this context, the entry of new firms is more likely to make demand more elastic (more sensitive to price changes) as consumers have more options and can switch between them.

D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward.
This is the most likely outcome. As new firms enter the market, they offer additional choices to consumers, who may then switch away from existing firms. This results in a decrease in demand (leftward shift) for the products of existing firms.
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zhipu D. the demand for existing firms to shift leftward.

In a monopolistically competitive market, when new firms enter, the market becomes more crowded. Each firm's product is differentiated, but the increased number of firms means that each existing firm will have a smaller share of the market. This results in a decrease in the demand for each existing firm's product, causing their individual demand curves to shift leftward.
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gpto1 D D