The demand curve for a firm operating in a monopolistically competitive industry is:

A) U-shaped.
B) upward sloping.
C) downward sloping.
D) vertical.

Demand Curve

A chart that depicts the link between a product's price and the amount of the product that buyers are prepared and capable of buying at various price points.

Monopolistically Competitive Industry

In a monopolistically competitive industry, numerous firms compete against each other with differentiated products, allowing for some degree of market power and price setting.

Downward Sloping

Describes a line or curve on a graph that shows a decrease in one variable as another variable increases, commonly seen in demand curves.