An Important Difference Between a Perfectly Competitive Firm and a Monopolist

question 295

Multiple Choice

An important difference between a perfectly competitive firm and a monopolist is

• A) the size of the industry.
• B) the primary objective of the firms.
• C) a monopolist only produces in the long run, while a perfect competitor only produces in the short run.
• D) the price it charges to sell additional units of a good.

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