Asked by Ashreet Dhiman on Apr 24, 2024

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The perfect competitor's horizontal demand curve illustrates

A) perfect mobility of resources.
B) the lack of any influence over price.
C) that the firm is a price maker.
D) that economic profits are impossible in the long run.

Horizontal Demand Curve

A graphical representation of a market where the quantity demanded changes significantly while the price remains constant.

Perfect Competitor

A theoretical economic concept where an individual firm cannot influence the market price of the good or service it produces.

Price Maker

is an entity that has control over the price of the goods or services it provides, often due to a lack of competition.

  • Explain the characteristics of the demand curve encountered by firms in perfect competition and its consequences.
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Princess NessaMay 02, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
A perfect competitor is too small to affect the market price and has to accept the market price as given. Therefore, the horizontal demand curve shows that the firm has no control over the price and must sell its product at the prevailing market price.