Because Many Good Substitutes Exist for a Competitive Firm's Product

question 642

Multiple Choice

Because many good substitutes exist for a competitive firm's product, the demand curve that it faces is

• A)unit-elastic.
• B)perfectly inelastic.
• C)perfectly elastic.
• D)inelastic only over a certain region.

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Definitions:

Exchange

The act of trading goods, services, or financial instruments, which can occur in a physical or virtual marketplace.

Current Account

A segment of a nation's balance of payments that comprises the balance of trade, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Deficit

The amount by which expenses or costs exceed income or revenues, especially in the context of government budgets.

Surplus

A condition where the quantity supplied of a good exceeds the quantity demanded at the current price.