A significant difference between a monopolistically competitive firm and a purely competitive firm is that the: 1) former does not seek to maximize profits. 2) latter recognizes that price must be reduced to sell more output. 3) former sells similar, although not identical, products. 4) former's demand curve is perfectly inelastic.
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