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Chapter 11, Problem 3DQ
To determine
Entry and exit of the pure competition.
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Suppose that the paper clip industry is perfectly competitive. Also assume that the market price for paper clips is 2 cents per paper clip. The demand curve faced by each firm in the industry is: LO10.3 a. A horizontal line at 2 cents per paper clip. b. A vertical line at 2 cents per paper clip. c. The same as the market demand curve for paper clips. d. Always higher than the firm’s MC curve.
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If the market price is RM4.00, what is the total profit or total loss.
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O a. cannot be in a perfectly competitive industry, because its short-run economic profits
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O b. must be in a perfectly competitive industry, because its marginal cost curve
eventually rises.
O c. cannot be in a perfectly competitive industry, because its long-run economic profits
are greater than zero
O d. must be in a perfectly competitive industry, because its marginal revenue is constant.
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