When Comparing a Perfectly Competitive Firm and a (Single- Price)

question 44

Multiple Choice

When comparing a perfectly competitive firm and a (single- price) monopolist, a major difference is that

• A) the perfect competitor achieves productive efficiency, but the monopolist does not.
• B) the monopolist produces where MR = MC, but the perfect competitor does not.
• C) the monopolist achieves allocative efficiency but the perfect competitor does not.
• D) the perfect competitor minimizes its costs, but the monopolist does not.
• E) the perfect competitor produces where P = MC, but the monopolist does not.

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