Because Each Perfectly Competitive Firm Sells a Product Identical to That

question 42

Multiple Choice

Because each perfectly competitive firm sells a product identical to that of the other firms,

• A) each firm expects to earn some economic profit.
• B) each firm tries to cut prices to increase its market share.
• C) each firm's output is a perfect substitute for the output of any other firm.
• D) the demand for each firm's product is perfectly inelastic.

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