Practice Perfect Competition: Defining Features (4.1) - The Theory of the Firm under Perfect Competition
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Perfect Competition: Defining Features

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Question 1 Easy

What are the four main characteristics of a perfectly competitive market?

💡 Hint: Think about the number of firms and their ability to influence prices.

Question 2 Easy

What does it mean for a firm to be a price taker?

💡 Hint: Consider how consumers would react if firms changed prices.

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Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition?

Many buyers
Homogeneous products
Brand loyalty

💡 Hint: Think about how consumers choose products.

Question 2

True or False: Firms can influence the market price in a perfectly competitive market.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider the number of firms in the market.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze a market with three firms offering identical smartphones. Discuss how pricing decisions of one firm can affect the others in a perfectly competitive market.

💡 Hint: Consider how consumer choice affects market dynamics.

Challenge 2 Hard

Assume two companies produce identical clothing. Company A reduces prices significantly. What will be the immediate effects in terms of demand response from consumers and the potential response from Company B?

💡 Hint: Reflect on the importance of price competitions in homogeneous products.

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