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In perfect competition, how many firms sell identical products to many buyers?
In perfect competition, how many firms sell identical products to many buyers?
- Many firms sell identical products to many buyers (correct)
- Many firms sell different products to different buyers
- Several firms sell different products to many buyers
- One firm sells identical products to many buyers
What advantage do established firms have over new ones in perfect competition?
What advantage do established firms have over new ones in perfect competition?
- Established firms have greater advertising budget
- Established firms have no advantages over new ones (correct)
- Established firms have exclusive access to raw materials
- Established firms have lower production costs
How are sellers and buyers informed about prices in perfect competition?
How are sellers and buyers informed about prices in perfect competition?
- Sellers and buyers are well informed about prices (correct)
- Sellers are informed but buyers are not
- Sellers and buyers are informed only by government authorities
- Sellers and buyers are not informed about prices
What determines the price and output in perfect competition?
What determines the price and output in perfect competition?
What is the main characteristic of a competitive market in perfect competition?
What is the main characteristic of a competitive market in perfect competition?
Why do firms enter and leave a market in perfect competition?
Why do firms enter and leave a market in perfect competition?
In perfect competition, each firm is a ____________.
In perfect competition, each firm is a ____________.
What is the goal of each firm in perfect competition?
What is the goal of each firm in perfect competition?
Why is the demand for a perfectly competitive firm's product considered perfectly elastic?
Why is the demand for a perfectly competitive firm's product considered perfectly elastic?
What determines the market price for a perfectly competitive firm?
What determines the market price for a perfectly competitive firm?
What does a perfectly competitive firm need to consider in order to make maximum economic profit?
What does a perfectly competitive firm need to consider in order to make maximum economic profit?
What does the term 'price taker' mean in perfect competition?
What does the term 'price taker' mean in perfect competition?
What is the demand for a perfectly competitive firm's product considered?
What is the demand for a perfectly competitive firm's product considered?
What does a perfectly competitive firm aim to do in terms of economic profit?
What does a perfectly competitive firm aim to do in terms of economic profit?
What can a perfectly competitive firm not do in terms of influencing the market price?
What can a perfectly competitive firm not do in terms of influencing the market price?
What type of demand curve does a perfectly competitive firm have?
What type of demand curve does a perfectly competitive firm have?
Study Notes
Perfect Competition
- In a perfectly competitive market, many firms sell identical products to many buyers.
- Established firms have no advantage over new ones in perfect competition.
Information and Prices
- Sellers and buyers are perfectly informed about prices in perfect competition.
Price and Output Determination
- The price and output in perfect competition are determined by the intersection of the supply and demand curves.
Characteristics of a Competitive Market
- The main characteristic of a competitive market in perfect competition is that there are many firms producing identical products.
Firm Entry and Exit
- Firms enter and leave a market in perfect competition in response to profits and losses.
Firm Behavior
- Each firm in perfect competition is a price taker, meaning it has no influence over the market price.
- The goal of each firm in perfect competition is to maximize economic profit.
- The demand for a perfectly competitive firm's product is considered perfectly elastic, meaning that a small change in price leads to a large change in quantity demanded.
Maximizing Profit
- To make maximum economic profit, a perfectly competitive firm needs to consider the marginal cost of production and the marginal revenue.
Price Takers
- A price taker is a firm that has no influence over the market price, it can only adjust its quantity produced.
- The demand for a perfectly competitive firm's product is considered perfectly elastic.
Economic Profit
- A perfectly competitive firm aims to maximize economic profit by producing at the level where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
- A perfectly competitive firm cannot influence the market price.
Demand Curve
- A perfectly competitive firm has a horizontal demand curve, indicating that the firm can sell as much or as little as it wants at the market price.
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Test your knowledge on perfect competition with this quiz. Learn about the definition, output decisions, price determination, market entry and exit, technological change effects, and efficiency in perfect competition.
