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A firm characterized as a price taker
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has no control over the price it pays, or receives, in the market.
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what is NOT a characteristic of perfect competition
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Product differentiation
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Which of the following is the closest example of a perfectly competitive market?
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The market for bread
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Which characteristics of competitive markets is mainly responsible for firms making zero economic profits in the long run?
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Easy entry into and exit from the market
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Profit maximization occurs when
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a firm expands output until marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost.
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GRAPH
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SEE CANVAS #6
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Where is a perfectly competitive firms break-even output level?
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At the minimum point of the average total cost curve
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A firm will shut down in the short run
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when price is below average variable costs at all levels of output.
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A firms short run supply curve is equal to the firms
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Marginal cost curve above minimum average variable cost
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In the long run, if a firm is making a loss, it will
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stop producing and exit the market