What is the relationship between marginal revenue and price in monopolistic competition?

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What is the relationship between marginal revenue and price in monopolistic competition?

In monopolistic competition, the relationship between marginal revenue and price is negative. As firms in monopolistic competition have some degree of market power, they face a downward-sloping demand curve. This means that in order to sell more units of output, they must lower the price. As a result, the marginal revenue curve lies below the demand curve and is downward-sloping.