In a Competitive Market,if Buyers Did Not Know All the Prices

question 56

Multiple Choice

In a competitive market,if buyers did not know all the prices charged by the many firms,

• A) all firms still face horizontal demand curves.
• B) firms sell a differentiated product.
• C) demand curves can be downward sloping for some or all firms.
• D) the number of firms will most likely decrease.

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