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Why is the demand curve of a monopoly firm steep and downward sloping?

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प्रश्न

Why is the demand curve of a monopoly firm steep and downward sloping?

विकल्प

  • It faces many close substitutes.

  • It is a price taker.

  • It must reduce the price to sell more because it is the only seller.

  • Its product is homogeneous with others.

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उत्तर

It must reduce the price to sell more because it is the only seller.

Explanation:

In a monopoly, the firm is the only producer without close substitutes, so to increase sales it must lower price, giving a downward-sloping and less elastic (steeper) demand curve.

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