Chapter 47 Flashcards

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What is perfect competition?

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A market structure where there are many buyers and sellers, where there is freedom of entry and exit to the market, where there is perfect knowledge and where all firms produce a homogenous product.

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What is a price taker?

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A firm which has no control over the market price and has to accept the market price if it wants to sell its product.

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