Explanation In a purely competitive market, when the marginal cost is greater than the marginal revenue, increasing production leads to increases in the loss or reduction in the profit. When the marginal revenue is greater than the marginal cost, then increasing production leads to reduction in the loss or increase the profit. When the marginal revenue is equal to marginal cost, then it maximizes the profit or minimizes the loss. When a demand curve is perfectly elastic in pure competition, then the price is constant, regardless of the quantity demanded...

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