All of the Following Are Characteristics of the Market for a Commodity

question 106

Multiple Choice

All of the following are characteristics of the market for a commodity product except

• A) economic profit is zero.
• B) price is driven down to just equal opportunity costs.
• C) consumers perceive the goods to be identical no matter who supplies them.
• D) entry by new firms is easy.
• E) All of these are characteristics of a market for a commodity product.

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Independent Variable

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