demand curve. Are you following? If so, how would you categorize the market for golf balls? Take a swing, then

see the following Clear It Up feature.

CLEAR IT UP

Are golf balls really differentiated products?
Monopolistic competition refers to an industry that has more than a few firms, each offering a product which, from

the consumer’s perspective, is different from its competitors. The U.S. Golf Association runs a laboratory that tests

20,000 golf balls a year. There are strict rules for what makes a golf ball legal. A ball's weight cannot exceed 1.620

ounces and its diameter cannot be less than 1.680 inches (which is a weight of 45.93 grams and a diameter of

42.67 millimeters, in case you were wondering). The Association also tests the balls by hitting them at different

speeds. For example, the distance test involves having a mechanical golfer hit the ball with a titanium driver and a
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