When There Are Many Buyers and Sellers of a Good

question 87

Multiple Choice

When there are many buyers and sellers of a good and the product sold is identical across firms,:

• A) the demand curve for each firm's output is perfectly elastic.
• B) the industry demand curve is perfectly elastic.
• C) the demand curve for each firm's output is perfectly inelastic.
• D) the industry demand curve is perfectly inelastic.

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