The Competitive Equilibrium Model Gets Its Name from the

question 12

Multiple Choice

The competitive equilibrium model gets its name from the

• A)fact that the number of participants eliminated from the market equals the number of new participants.
• B)competition between buyers and sellers, each trying to drive the other out of business.
• C)competition between buyers and sellers, which establishes a market price equating the amounts people wish to buy and sell.
• D)steady-state nature of the model, in which prices can never change.
• E)way that the government is trying to balance the market's supply and demand forces.

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