A Competitive Firm

question 32

Multiple Choice

A competitive firm:

• A) is small relative to the market in which it trades.
• B) has to charge a lower price when it wants to sell more goods.
• C) has several large competitors with whom it engages in fierce competition.
• D) can set the wage at which it hires workers.

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Definitions:

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory system in which the inventory count and the cost of goods sold calculation are performed at set intervals, typically at the end of an accounting period.

Periodic Inventory System

An inventory accounting system where updates are made on a periodic basis, rather than continuously, often used for calculating cost of goods sold at the end of an accounting period.

Sales Returns & Allowances

Reductions in sales revenue for products returned by customers or allowances given for damaged goods.

Merchandise Inventory

Goods that a company holds for the purpose of selling to customers in the ordinary course of business.