no, it actually faces downward-sloping. 100% sure, just read it in the book.
A monopolistic competitor's demand curve is less elastic than apure competitor's which is less elastic than a pure monopolist's.
Horizontal
A perfectly inelastic demand curve will be completely horizontal and means that consumers would any price for a particular good, which is almost impossible. The closer to being horizontal a demand curve is, the more inelastic the demand.
elasticity
yes the demand curve is perfectly inelastic and horizontal
A monopolistic competitor's demand curve is less elastic than apure competitor's which is less elastic than a pure monopolist's.
Horizontal
A perfectly inelastic demand curve will be completely horizontal and means that consumers would any price for a particular good, which is almost impossible. The closer to being horizontal a demand curve is, the more inelastic the demand.
elasticity
As price (on the horizontal) increases, demand (on the vertical) will decrease.
yes the demand curve is perfectly inelastic and horizontal
No it does not. Only Perfectly Competitive firms have a horizontal Marginal Cost curve, which is also there demand curve.
YES
The MArket Demand Curve
Monopolistic competition is a market situation that is different from both perfect competition (PC) and monopoly. The theory of monopolistic competition was first developed by Chamberlin. In monopolistic competition the firms sell differentiated yet highly substitutable products, whereas in PC, the firms engage in production of homogeneous products. This product differentiation gives the firms a bit of monopoly power in pricing and they face slightly downward sloping demand curve as compared to the horizontal demand curve of PC. However, the free entry and exit of firms ensures that these firms have limited monopoly and no super normal profits arise in the long-run.
Quantities demanded are listed on the horizontal axis
If the Demand Curve is separate from the MR=P curve, the company can not be of Perfect Competition. It can exist in any other market structure: Monopolistic Competition, Monopoly, or Imperfect Competition. In each of these three structures, the Demand Curve will always fall twice as fast as the MP=P=AR Curve. To answer your question in these terms, the company can have a downward sloping Demand Curve separate from the MR=P curve if it is not in the PC Market Structure.