The Perfectly Competitive Producer's Demand Curve Is

question 71

Multiple Choice

The perfectly competitive producer's demand curve is:

• A)perfectly elastic.
• B)the market-demand curve.
• C)downward sloping but more elastic than the market-demand curve.
• D)perfectly inelastic.
• E)vertical.

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