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Question 1
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In a perfectly competitive industry, the market price is R20. An individual firm produces output at which MC = R25. What should the firm do
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they should leave the output unchanged.
they should decrease production.
they should increase production.
they should shut down.
In a perfect competitive market P = AR = MR, as depicted by a horizontal demand curve at the given market price (R20). In the question, the
MC > MR or R25 > R20, which means firms are producing at a loss in the short run and thus need to decrease production to reach again the
profit-maximising level of output where MR = MC.
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Which of the following is not a characteristic of perfect competition in the short run?
All buyers and sellers have perfect knowledge of market conditions.
The equilibrium level of output occurs where marginal cost equals marginal revenue.
All firms are price takers.
All firms produce where average costs are minimised.
All perfectly competitive firms are price takers and maximise profits where MR = MC. They also operate in markets where there is perfect
information. In the short run, however, they do not all produce at minimum average costs.
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