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State the advantage of monopolistic competition over monopoly.
Giving reasons state the advantages of monopolistic competition over monopoly.
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Solution
Advantages of monopolistic competition over monopoly.
- The price charged by a firm under monopolistic competition is lower than the price charged by a monopolist.
- Large varieties of the product are available in monopolistic competition, whereas a monopolist generally provides only one variety of the product.
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