Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 56

Essay

Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
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Definitions:

Perfect Competition

A theoretical market structure featuring a large number of firms, identical products, and free entry and exit, leading to price determination by market forces.

Monopoly

A single-seller market scenario where an exclusive product is available for purchase.

Economic Profits

The surplus generated when total revenues exceed the total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Efficiency

The optimal allocation and use of resources to produce goods and services in the most cost-effective and waste-free manner.