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Question 9

A boutique fitness chain operating in a monopolistically competitive market decides to replace salaried instructors with freelance trainers paid per session, which successfully lowers both its marginal and average costs.

Explain, using a diagram, the effect of this decision on the firm's equilibrium position in the short run.

Monopolistic competition diagram showing the effects of a decrease in average and marginal costs

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Monopolistic competition Questions

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