alleryStart learning →Higher fixed costs mean a monopolistically competitive market supports:
AMore firms
BFewer firms
CNo change
DExactly one
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fewer firms
Large fixed costs need larger sales to cover them, so fewer firms can survive at equilibrium.
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