. Identify the defining characteristics of a Perfectly Competitive Market.

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a. Identify the defining characteristics of a Perfectly Competitive Market.  

b. Define Average Fixed Cost, Average Variable Cost, Average Total Cost, and Marginal Cost.

 c. In a single diagram. Illustrate AVC and ATC.  Explain why the two curves get closer to each other as total product increases.

d. In a single diagram, illustrate AVC, ATC, and MC. Explain why MC intersects both AVC and ATC at their respective minimum values.

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