A Firm Operating in a Perfectly Competitive Market Is a Price

question 120

Multiple Choice

A firm operating in a perfectly competitive market is a price taker because:

• A) each firm has a significant market share.
• B) each firm's product is perceived as different.
• C) setting a price higher than the market price results in zero sales.
• D) the market demand curve is perfectly elastic.

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