Market Management and Competition Quiz
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What is the goal of each firm in perfect competition?

  • Maximize total revenue
  • Minimize total cost
  • Maximize market share
  • Maximize economic profit (correct)
  • What does a firm’s marginal revenue represent in perfect competition?

  • The average revenue per unit sold
  • The opportunity cost of production
  • The change in total revenue from selling one more unit (correct)
  • The change in total cost from selling one more unit
  • What is the demand curve for a firm's product in perfect competition?

  • Perfectly inelastic at the market price
  • Sloping upwards from left to right
  • Sloping downwards from left to right
  • Perfectly elastic at the market price (correct)
  • What does a perfectly competitive firm choose to maximize its economic profit?

    <p>The output that maximizes economic profit by examining total revenue and total cost curves</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is profit maximized for a firm in perfect competition according to marginal analysis?

    <p>When marginal revenue equals marginal cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In perfect competition, what is the relationship between established firms and new ones?

    <p>Established firms have no advantages over new ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the characteristic of a firm in perfect competition regarding its influence on the price of a good or service?

    <p>The firm has no influence on the price</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition leads to the emergence of perfect competition?

    <p>Large minimum efficient scale relative to market demand</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?

    <p>Established firms having advantages over new ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of market structure does perfect competition belong to?

    <p>Perfectly competitive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of each firm in perfect competition?

    <p>To maximize economic profit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In perfect competition, what does a firm’s marginal revenue represent?

    <p>The change in total revenue due to a one-unit increase in quantity sold</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the demand curve for a firm's product look like in perfect competition?

    <p>It is perfectly elastic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When is profit maximized for a firm in perfect competition according to marginal analysis?

    <p>When marginal revenue is greater than marginal cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of market structure does perfect competition belong to?

    <p>Perfectly competitive market</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of perfect competition?

    <p>Established firms have advantages over new ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What condition leads to the emergence of perfect competition?

    <p>Low barriers to entry into the industry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In perfect competition, what is the relationship between established firms and new ones?

    <p>Established firms have advantages over new ones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of each firm in perfect competition?

    <p>To maximize economic profit</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the demand curve for a firm's product in perfect competition?

    <p>Horizontal</p> Signup and view all the answers

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