Question 13 Perfect competition occurs when none of the individual market participants (buyers & sellers) can influence the price of the product. Under perfect competition marginal revenue (MR) and average revenue (AR) are thus both equal to the market price. The situation in which a firm makes an economic profit is identified as one of the possible short- run positions of a firm under perfect competition. 13.1. Illustrate the given short-run position and explain the situation with reference to your graph.

Question 13 Perfect competition occurs when none of the individual market participants (buyers & sellers) can influence the price of the product. Under perfect competition marginal revenue (MR) and average revenue (AR) are thus both equal to the market price. The situation in which a firm makes an economic profit is identified as one of the possible short- run positions of a firm under perfect competition. 13.1. Illustrate the given short-run position and explain the situation with reference to your graph.

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