The Price Paid by a Firm for a Factor of Production

question 183

Multiple Choice

The price paid by a firm for a factor of production in a perfectly competitive market:

• A) increases with the quantity of input demanded.
• B) decreases with the quantity of input demanded.
• C) is equal to the market price of the factor.
• D) is less than the market price of the factor.

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