Asked by Katie Sanchez on Jun 10, 2024

verifed

Verified

For a purely competitive firm, total revenue

A) is price times quantity sold.
B) increases by a constant absolute amount as output expands.
C) graphs as a straight upsloping line from the origin.
D) has all of these characteristics.

Purely Competitive Firm

A company operating in a market where there are many buyers and sellers, all selling identical products, and no single buyer or seller can influence the market price.

Total Revenue

The cumulative financial gain a company secures from its commercial activities, including sales and services, within a particular duration.

Upsloping Line

In graphical representations, a line that rises from left to right, often used to depict positive relationships between two variables, such as price and supply.

  • Analyze the interplay between marginal revenue and pricing within the framework of a purely competitive firm.
  • Interpret the relationship existing among average revenue, total revenue, and the methodology of pricing in pure competitive markets.
verifed

Verified Answer

DR
dinesh reddyJun 10, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Total revenue for a purely competitive firm is indeed price times quantity sold, increases by a constant amount as output expands (since price remains constant for the firm), and graphs as a straight line from the origin, reflecting a direct proportionality between revenue and quantity sold.