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"If firms in an oligopoly operate as a monopoly,the industry produces the most output and if they operate as perfect competitors,the industry produces the least output." Is the previous statement correct or incorrect? Why?


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Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of buyers and sellers, homogeneous products, and free entry and exit, leading to price determination by supply and demand.

Wheat-Growing

The agricultural practice of cultivating wheat, a staple grain used worldwide for food.

Marginal Revenue

The increase in revenue that results from the sale of one additional unit of a product.

Perfect Competition

A market structure characterized by a large number of small firms, identical products sold by all firms, perfect information, and no barriers to entry or exit.

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