A monopolistically competitive firm usually charges more than a perfectly competitive firm because:. a. it is part of a group of firms that has formally agreed to control the price and the output of a product.
b. its primary goal is to reap monopoly profits by replacing competition with cooperation.
c. producing homogenous output is more expensive than producing differentiated output.
d. producing differentiated output is more expensive than producing homogenous output.
e. it has a monopoly, but potential entrants exist in the form of contestable markets.

3. now assume that carnival booked lady antebellum in december 2016 to perform on the june 2017 western caribbean cruise. further assume that carnival pays lady antebellum its entire performance fee of $52,000 on december 28, 2016, for the june 2017 cruise. what journal entry will carnival make on december 28, 2016, for its payment to lady antebellum?

Advanced enterprises reports year-end information from 2018 as follows: sales (160,250 units) $968,000 cost of goods sold 641,000 gross margin 327,000 operating expenses 263,000 operating income $64,000 advanced is developing the 2019 budget. in 2019 the company would like to increase selling prices by 14.5%, and as a result expects a decrease in sales volume of 9%. all other operating expenses are expected to remain constant. assume that cost of goods sold is a variable cost and that operating expenses are a fixed cost. should advanced increase the selling price in 2019?

Who owns a renter-occupied apartment? a. the government b. a landlord c. the resident d. a cooperative